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CARIBBEAN DRUGS
FROM CRIMINALIZATION TO HARM REDUCTION |
| By: |
Axel Klein (Editor), Marcus Day (Editor), Anthony Harriott (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£55.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1848130570 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781848130579 |
| Publisher: |
ZED BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
29 February, 2008 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Synopsis: |
If the Caribbean poses a significant drugs problem for the UK and US, in the islands themselves ganja, crack cocaine and the policy responses to them have triggered a veritable social disaster. This book brings together new research, insightful policy analysis and practical experience of on-the-ground interventions. The origins of the huge problem are seen to lie in part with the impact of neoliberal economic policies undermining traditional sources of employment and exports, like bananas and sugar. The islands, in part under external US pressure, have adopted a region-wide policy of criminalization. Specialized drug courts have been created and traditional cultural practices around ganja consumption have been criminalized with serious human and social consequences.Fascinating light is thrown on the difficulties facing drug abuse and rehabilitation centres and 'Harm Reduction' as a fundamentally alternative approach to the drugs problem is also explored. This is the first book to examine the experiences of Caribbean countries since they adopted a coordinated approach to the drugs problem.There are valuable lessons to be learned at both policy and practical levels for other countries, and in particular those like the UK and US with large Caribbean populations. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Zed Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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