Re: Letter to the editor of public health in response to ‘Access to treatment with controlled medicines rationale and recommendations for neutral, respectful, and precise language’

Willem Scholten et al. are to be applauded for continuing the discussion about how we talk about drugs and drug use in law, policy, practice and in society ('Access to treatment with controlled medicines: rationale and recommendations for neutral, precise, and respectful language', Public...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2018-07, Vol.160, p.157-158
Main Authors: Scholten, W., Simon, O., Maremmani, I., Wells, C., Kelly, J.F., Hämmig, R., Radbruch, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access control
Crime
Criminal law
Drug abuse
Drug use
Drugs
Language
Law
Medicine
Public health
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Summary:Willem Scholten et al. are to be applauded for continuing the discussion about how we talk about drugs and drug use in law, policy, practice and in society ('Access to treatment with controlled medicines: rationale and recommendations for neutral, precise, and respectful language', Public Health, vol 153). It's a much needed discussion. However, while welcoming the project overall, Barrett questions the authors' rejection of 'criminal law' to describe drug laws.
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2018.02.001