Harm reduction in Australia: Has it worked? A review

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Harm reduction in Australia: Has it worked? A review

The literature is reviewed with a view to determining what evidence exists for the success of Austalia's policy of harm minimization in relation to drug use. While there are relatively few examples of strategies which can unequivocally be said to have succeeded, there are many more for which th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Hawks, D., Lenton, Simon
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	1995
Subjects:	drug - drug use - prevention - treatment - harm reduction - harm minimisation - effectiveness - evaluation - Australia
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45451

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