Drugs and Justice
Seeking a Consistent, Coherent, Comprehensive View
This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual structure for thinking about drugs. Drugs generally fall into one of seven categories: prescription, over the counter, alternative medicine, common-use drugs like alcohol, tobacco and caffeine; religious-use, sports enhancement; and of course illegal street drugs like cocaine and marijuana. Our thinking and policies varies wildly from one to the other, with inconsistencies that derive more from cultural and social values than from medical or scientific facts. Penalties exist for steroid use, while herbal remedies or cold medi…
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Weitere Autoren: Luna, Erik / Lipman, Arthur G. / Gahlinger, Paul M. / Rollins, Douglas E. / Roberts, Jeanette C. / Booher, Troy L.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-804332-4
- EAN: 9780198043324
- Produktnummer: 13900660
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Plattform: PDF
Über den Autor
Margaret P. Battin is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Ethics, University of Utah.Erik Luna is Professor of Law, University of UtahArthur G. Lipman is Director of Clinical Pharmacology, University of UtahPaul M. Gahlinger is Adjunct Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah
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