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Abstract
Public Policy in the United States towards the heroin user and addict has been punitive as well as unsuccessful in deterring drug use or in treatment of the addict. Bias, myths, and prejudices have influenced our policy stance and have made heroin addiction a more serious problem than it otherwise would have been. This is explicated in the article, and contrasted with the British system which in attitude and practice tends to view the addict as ill rather than evil.
Recommended Citation
Salmon, Robert
(1979)
"Heroin--Myths and Knowledge: Impact on Public Policy,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 6:
Iss.
5, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1380
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