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A World of Opportunities Lifestyle and Economic Behavior of Heroin Addicts in Amsterdam

Paperback • 1995 • English

A World of Opportunities Lifestyle and Economic Behavior of Heroin Addicts in Amsterdam

By M. Grapendaal, Ed Leuw, J. M. Nelen, Hans Nelen

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About the book

In many countries, the debate on drug issues has turned into polarization between legalization and prohibition. This book provides a third strategy, a "compromise" between the two extreme positions. The Netherlands, particularly its capital Amsterdam, is known for its relatively tolerant attitude to the illegal drug phenomenon. In contrast to the American ideology of radical prohibitionism that has resulted in a "war on drugs," the Dutch have adopted their own 'pragmatic' approach, which involve...Show more

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ISBN

9780791422427

Publisher

SUNY Press

Published year

1995

Language

English

Original title

A World of Opportunities Lifestyle and Economic Behavior of Heroin Addicts in Amsterdam

Format

Paperback

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