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  • Drug Policy and the Public Good

    by Thomas Babor, Jonathan Caulkins, Benedikt Fischer, David Foxcroft, Keith Humphreys, Isidore Obot, Peter Reuter, Robin Room, Ingeborg Rossow, John Strang, María Elena Medina-Mora, Jürgen Rehm ...
    Illegal psychoactive substances and illicit prescription drugs are currently used on a daily basis all over the world. Affecting public health and social welfare, illicit drug use is linked to disease, disability, and social problems. Faced with an increase in usage, national and global policymakers are turning to addiction science for guidance on how to create evidence-based drug policy. Drug ... Read more

    $51.29 USD

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  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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  • Mental Disorder in Canada

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  • Increasing Awareness of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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  • More Harm Than Good

    Drug Policy in Canada

    by Susan C. Boyd, Connie I. Carter, Donald MacPherson ...
    In More Harm Than Good, Carter, Boyd and MacPherson take a critical look at the current state of Canadian drug policy and raise key questions about the effects of Canada’s increasing involvement in and commitment to the “war on drugs.” A primer on Canadian drug policy, the analysis in More Harm Than Good is shaped by critical sociology and feminist perspectives on drugs and incorporates insights ... Read more

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  • Harm Reduction

    Pragmatic Strategies for Managing High-Risk Behaviors

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  • Addiction Neuroethics

    The Ethics of Addiction Neuroscience Research and Treatment

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  • Homelessness & Health in Canada

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