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Harm minimisation : zero tolerance and beyond : the politics of illicit drugs in Australia
Edited by Philip Mendes and James Rowe.
Published by Pearson Education (2004)

Book description

Harm Minimisation analyses the political factors and forces thatdetermine governmental illicit drug policies and considers alternativestructural perspectives while examining the harm reduction/zero tolerancedivide. In its first section Harm Minimisation case studiesvarious contemporary Australian drug debates and in its second section areassuch as women and drug use, the social inclusion/exclusion of drug users inlocal communities, and a progressive Christian position on harm minimisation arediscussed.

About the Author

Dr. Philip Mendes is a senior lecturer in social policy and communitydevelopment in the Social Work department. He is the author of Australia'sWelfare Wars (2003).


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