Open AccessADMINISTRATIVE HANDLING OF THE NARCOTIC ADDICT: ITS BENEFITS AND DANGERS
Author(s) -
Ernest S. Bishop
Publication year - 1920
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2330-9687
pISSN - 0271-4353
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.10.1.1
Subject(s) - plea , narcotic , mistake , narcotic drugs , addiction , law , criminology , political science , medicine , environmental health , psychiatry , psychology
Dr. Bishop asserts again that narcotic drug addiction is a disease; the laws make it a crime. The appalling extent of illicit drug traffic is due largely to this mistake. Forcible control is a fundamental error. The existing laws make it hard for the physician to know where he stands in his treatment. Here is a strong plea for sensible reform.
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