New Approaches to Drug Policies A Time for Change

The US-led war on drugs has failed: drugs remain purer, cheaper and more readily available than ever. Extreme levels of violence have also grown as drug traffickers and organized criminals compete for control of territory. This book points towards a numbe

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New Approaches to Drug Policies

10.1057/9781137450999 - New Approaches to Drug Policies, Edited by Marten W. Brienen and Jonathan D. Rosen

10.1057/9781137450999 - New Approaches to Drug Policies, Edited by Marten W. Brienen and Jonathan D. Rosen

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A Time for Change Edited by Marten W. Brienen

Oklahoma State University, USA

and Jonathan D. Rosen

Universidad del Mar, Mexico

10.1057/9781137450999 - New Approaches to Drug Policies, Edited by Marten W. Brienen and Jonathan D. Rosen

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New Approaches to Drug Policies

Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Marten W. Brienen and Jonathan D. Rosen 2015 Individual chapters © Contributors 2015

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