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Caribbean Drugs: From Criminalization to Harm Reduction
by (Editor: Axel Klein) (Editor: Marcus Day) (Editor: Anthony Harriott)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Zed Books (2004-11-13)
ISBN: 1842774980
EAN: 9781842774984
Dewy Decimal #: 362.2909729
Hardcover: 288 pages
Release Date: 2004-10-21
Condition: New
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Product Description
In the Caribbean islands, ganja, crack cocaine and the policy responses to them have triggered a social disaster. The islands, under US pressure, have adopted a region-wide policy of criminalization. Specialized drug courts have been created and traditional cultural practices around ganja consumption have been criminalized with serious human and social consequences. This is the first book to examine the experiences of Caribbean countries since they adopted this coordinated approach to the drugs problem. It throws fascinating light on the difficulties facing drug abuse and rehabilitation centers, and explores "Harm Reduction", a fundamentally alternative approach to the drugs problem. There are valuable practical and policy lessons to be learned for other countries, including those with large Caribbean populations such as the US and UK.
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