Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1074956 | International Journal of Drug Policy | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), drug policies are embedded in the prohibition paradigm. Laws and legislation criminalize all types of activities related to illicit drugs. This article gives a detailed assessment of the provisions of Arab national laws to control the use of illicit drugs across the areas of punishment of drug users, penalties for drug dependence, legislation on use and dependence treatment, and the right of the convicted people who use drugs to confidentiality. It reviews the national legislations on drug control of 16 Arab countries as amended in January 2011.
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Authors
Fattouh Al-Shazly, Khalid Tinasti,