International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 502-508 , November 2009

The legacy of ‘normalisation’: The role of classical and contemporary criminological theory in understanding young people's drug use

  • Fiona Measham

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Social Science, Lancaster University, Bowland North, Lancaster LA1 4YT, United Kingdom
  • ,
  • Michael Shiner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 207 9557415.

Received 9 July 2008 ,Revised 5 January 2009 ,Accepted 5 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.02.001

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 502-508 , November 2009