Julia Dickson-Gómez on Francisco Bastos' "Structural Violence in the Context of Drug Policy and Initiatives Aiming to Reduce Drug-Related Harm in Contemporary Brazil: A Review"

One of three commentaries on an article in the same journal issue by Francisco I. Bastos, "Structural Violence in the Context of Drug Policy and Initiatives Aiming to Reduce Drug-Related Harm in Contemporary Brazil: A Review", pages 1603-1610. The original review analyzes the success of di...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2012-11, Vol.47 (13-14), p.1611-1612
Main Author: Dickson-Gómez, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil
Brazilian people
Harm Reduction
Health Policy
Humans
Public Policy
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Violence
Violence - psychology
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Summary:One of three commentaries on an article in the same journal issue by Francisco I. Bastos, "Structural Violence in the Context of Drug Policy and Initiatives Aiming to Reduce Drug-Related Harm in Contemporary Brazil: A Review", pages 1603-1610. The original review analyzes the success of different Brazilian initiatives aiming to reduce drug consumption-related harms, as well as the failed attempts to curb structural violence, despite some very recent initiatives have yet to be fully implemented and evaluated. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.3109/10826084.2012.725350