International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 137-138 , June 2005

Police crackdowns, societal cost, and the need for alternative approaches

  • Ricky N. Bluthenthal

      Affiliations

    • Health Program and Drug Policy Research Center, RAND Corporation, The Drew Center on AIDS Research, Education, and Services (CARES), Department of Psychiatry, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 310 393 0411x6642; fax: +1 310 260 8150.
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  • Keith Heinzerling

      Affiliations

    • UCLA/VA Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, USA
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  • Alexis Martinez

      Affiliations

    • Urban Health Studies, Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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  • Alex H. Kral

      Affiliations

    • Urban Health Studies, Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA

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PII: S0955-3959(05)00054-X

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.05.003

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 137-138 , June 2005

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