The International Journal of Drug Policy provides a forum for the dissemination of current research,
reviews, debate, and critical analysis on drug use and drug policy in a global context. It seeks to publish material on the social, political,
legal, and health contexts of ... click here for full Aims & Scope
The International Journal of Drug Policy provides a forum for the dissemination of current research,
reviews, debate, and critical analysis on drug use and drug policy in a global context. It seeks to publish material on the social, political,
legal, and health contexts of psychoactive substance use, both licit and illicit. The journal is particularly concerned to explore the
effects of drug policy and practice on drug-using behaviour and its health and social consequences. It is the policy of the journal to
represent a wide range of material on drug-related matters from around the world.
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this journal: 9,932*
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August 2008 and March 2009
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Editors-in-Chief
Tim Rhodes
Gerry Stimson
Special Issue
Risk Environment and Drug Harms
This special issue of International Journal of Drug Policy highlights different social science perspectives on the relationships between risk environments and drug harms. This collection features methodological debate on social epidemiology as applied to health behaviour and geographic approaches to quantifying the risk environment.
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