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The Heroin Solution

Michigan Law ReviewPublished 1 February 1985
Arnold S. Trebach
Citations78
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.86
SNIP1.58

TL;DR

The history of heroin's development and medical use, it's demonization and widespread abuse, and the social control policies it engendered are examined.

Abstract

Medically-based history of heroin's development and medical use, it's demonization and widespread abuse, and the social control policies it engendered. Compares British and American systems for treatment of addicts, and makes medical and policy recommendations.

Keywords

Medicine