International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 84-87 , March 2007

How the harm reduction movement contrasts itself against punitive prohibition

  • Tuukka Tammi

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies, P.O. Box 220, FIN-00531 Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 50433 0309; fax: +358 93967 2170.
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  • Toivo Hurme

      Affiliations

    • Ministry for Social Affairs and Health, P.O. Box 33, FIN-00023 Government, Finland
    • Tel.: +358 9160 73289; fax: +358 9160 73816.

Received 29 September 2006 ,Revised 2 November 2006 ,Accepted 3 November 2006.

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PII: S0955-3959(06)00231-3

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.11.003

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 84-87 , March 2007