Drug Policy: History, Theory and Consequences (examples from Denmark and USA)

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Front Matter; Front Cover; Dedication Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Danish drug policy -- history, theory, and the international framework; Danish drug policy; Harm reduction; Denmark and the international drug control system; New networks of drug policy development and delivery; Drug policy as governance; Drug policy as practice; Contributions of this volume; Notes; Part I. Drug policy in institutional settings; Caught in-between: Dilemma management at a hostel for the homeless.;Drug policy has spread into new areas of society and new players are now engaged in this policy. This leads to the question: How can we understand and explain the increasingly complex puzzle that we call drug policy? A very wide range of drug policies are implemented in contemporary societies - not only by governments, but also by local communities, organisations, public institutions, private enterprises, sports clubs etc., with consequences for drug users, citizens and society in general. In this book, anthropologists, criminologists and sociologists analyse different aspects of drug policy. Front Matter Front Cover Dedication Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Introduction: Danish drug policy -- history, theory, and the international framework Danish drug policy Harm reduction Denmark and the international drug control system New networks of drug policy development and delivery Drug policy as governance Drug policy as practice Contributions of this volume Notes Part I. Drug policy in institutional settings Caught in-between: Dilemma management at a hostel for the homeless. Dilemmas experienced in prison-based cannabis treatment -- drug policy in Danish prisonsPart II. Drug policy at local levels Open drug scenes: Danish drug policy reflected through international drug prohibition and local interventions1 Regulating Cannabis Markets in Copenhagen Part III. History, causes, and consequences of drug policy Danish Drug Control Policy 1945-2007 Youth, Drugs and the Welfare State -- constructing the Danish drug treatment system 1965-1972 The re-organisation of drug treatment in Denmark -- a welfare reform as policy. Drug Wars in the United States: The Construction of Problematic ConditionsList of Authors.