Human rights in patient care: drug treatment and punishment in Russia

Abstract An inherent feature of drug control in many countries has been an excessive emphasis on punitive measures at the expense of public health. At its most extreme, this approach has reduced health services for people who use drugs to an extension of the drug control system. In these environment...

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Main Authors: Mikhail Golichenko, Sandra Ka Hon Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Public Health Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40985-018-0088-5