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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 that determine governmental illicit drug policies and considers alternative structural perspectives while examining the harm reduction/zero tolerance divide.  In its first section Harm Minimisation case studies various contemporary Australian drug debates and in its second section areas such as women and drug use, the social inclusion/exclusion of drug users in local communities, and a progressive Christian position on harm minimisation are discussed. 

About the Author

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


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