International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 225-235 , September 2002

A critical reading of the World Drug Report 2000

  • Carla Rossi

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,Accepted 15 April 2002.

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 This essay was written before Pino Arlacchi relinquished his duties as Executive Director of the UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (which includes UNDCP) on 31 December 2001. Antonio Costa took up the duties of Executive Director on 7 May 2002.

PII: S0955-3959(02)00074-9

doi: 10.1016/S0955-3959(02)00074-9

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 225-235 , September 2002