M. Shiner

Out of Harm's Way?: Illicit Drug Use, Medicalization and the Law

The British Journal of Criminology October 1, 2003 M. Shiner 14 citations

Although British drugs policy has become increasingly contested, debate in this area has continued along well-established lines. Recent reviews, including those conducted by the independent inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act and the Select Committee on Home Affairs, have called for reform largely on the basis of the established medicalized philosophy. While the related notions of...