TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Drug control, human rights, and the right to the highest attainable standard of health: by no means straightforward issues
JO  - Human rights quarterly
A1  - Takahashi, Saul
SP  - 748
EP  - 776
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
N2  - Abstract         Abstract: 	  There has been increasing attention to the importance of respecting the human rights of addicts with regard to illicit drug trafficking and abuse. The debate is multifaceted, encompassing issues involving drug control as it relates to criminal justice, the death penalty, mandated treatment, and, most prominently, the right to the highest attainable standard of health. This article addresses each of these issues, focusing on the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including the ongoing international debate surrounding controversial "harm reduction" measures. The applicability of this right to drug control is not as straightforward as is often presented, and some of the arguments put forward come dangerously close to stating that there is a "right to abuse drugs," which the author disputes.<p /> 
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SN  - 0275-0392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hrq.0.0092
ID  - ref1
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