Author: Open Society Institute, International Harm Reduction Development Program
Title: Detention as Treatment: Detention of Methamphetamine Users in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand
Summary: Methamphetamine use is a serious public health concern in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. Despite having policies that recognize addiction as a health problem, these governments are increasingly using law enforcement approaches that treat drug users as criminals rather than patients. This report examines the growing use of detention as treatment for methamphetamine users in the three countries. It examines the policies and practices that force people to detention centers, documents abuses and human rights violations occuring in the centers, and discusses the overall implications for individual and public health.
Details: New York: Open Society Institute, 2010. 81p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2010
Country: Asia
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Shelf Number: 118619
Keywords:
Detention (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand)Drug AbuseDrug AddictionDrug OffendersDrugsHuman RightsMethamphetamines ( Cambodia, Laos, Thailand) |
