Policing, massive street drug testing and poly-substance use chaos in Georgia – a policy case study
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Policing, massive street drug testing and poly-substance use chaos in Georgia – a policy case study
BACKGROUND Since early 2000, intensive policing, wide scale street drug testing, and actions aimed at limiting the availability of specific drugs have been implemented in Georgia. Supporters of this approach argue that fear of drug testing and resulting punishment compels drug users to stop using and prevents youth from initiating drug use. It has been also stated that reduction in the availabi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1747-597X
DOI: 10.1186/s13011-016-0049-2