Rahman, F: Drug Law Reform in East and Southeast Asia

Drug Law Reform in East and Southeast Asia is a multi-author look at drugs in East and Southeast Asia, on drug policy, patterns and trends, local problems, human rights abuses, treatment prospects, and potential reforms. From the history of drugs in Asia, the book examines recent trends in illicit drugs, especially the present enormous amphetamine problems. It addresses recent policy shifts, especially harm reduction responses to the devastating drug-associated HIV epidemics. It explores further necessary reform, especially in regard to the abysmally inhuman current emphasis on detention and the death penalty for drug offences, and present the most recent evidence on effective and humane approaches to drug treatments. As the first comprehensive collection on illicit drug and harm reduction in East and Southeast Asia, it will be a vital resource for health professionals, policymakers, and others working there-and elsewhere-on drug policy reform. As the first comprehensive collection on illicit drugs and harm reduction in East and Southeast Asia, it will be a vital resource for health professionals, policymakers, and others working on East and Southeast Asia-and elsewhere-on drug policy.

This book gathers perspectives from across Asia into one place, allowing for effective advocacy. It offers a single source of material that can be used by health professionals in East and Southeast Asia on drug policy and explains recent changes towards harm reduction and treatment modalities to the general public in East and Southeast Asia.

ForewordIntroductionChapter 3: Historical Perspectives of Drug Use in AsiaChapter 4: Harm Reduction is Good Public HealthChapter 5: Human Rights and Drug PolicyChapter 6: Drug Users and ImprisonmentChapter 7: Law Enforcement and Drug Policy in Southeast AsiaChapter 8: Effective Development and Effective Drug Control are Interdependent: the example of Southeast AsiaChapter 9: Illicit drug policy in Southeast Asia - The Users' PerspectiveChapter 10: Harm Reduction: The Islamic PerspectiveChapter 11: HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection among People who Inject Drugs in East and Southeast AsiaChapter 12: Unpacking Compulsory 'Rehabilitation' in Asia: Problems and Possible SolutionsChapter 13: Responding to ATS use in East and Southeast AsiaChapter 14: Case Study No. 1: Harm Reduction and Drug Policy in Thailand - One Step Forward, Two Steps BackChapter 15: Case Study No. 2: Drug Policy in TaiwanChapter 16: Case Study No. 3: Emerging from a Black Box: Drug Policymaking in VietnamChapter 17: Case Study No. 4: Drug Policy in ChinaChapter 18: Case Study No. 5: Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation in ChinaChapter 19: Alternatives to Criminal Justice: Drug Courts, Drug Diversion, and DecriminalisationChapter 20: Capital Punishment for Drug OffencesChapter 21: Drug Treatment Across AsiaChapter 22: The Way Forward