Drug Policy

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Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada

While drug-impaired driving has been a criminal offence in Canada since 1925, charges have been more common and more complex since the approval of the Drug Recognition Exercises (DRE) and … 265 View

Heroin

An Illustrated History

Heroin is an illustrated history of Canadian heroin regulation over two centuries. Susan Boyd points to our failure to address the overdose death epidemic caused by criminalizing drug users and … 251 View
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Holden After & Before

Love Letter for a Son Lost to Overdose

With poignant honesty and a heart laid bare, Holden After and Before is a beautiful and moving elegy to a son lost to overdose. Holden After and Before is a moving meditation on grief in the same … 356 View

Wigmore on Cannabis

The Forensic Toxicology of Marijuana for Lawyers and Other Medicolegal Professionals

Wigmore on Cannabis is an indispensable and definitive source book for medical and legal practitioners seeking relevant information about cannabis, a drug that has been recently legalized in many … 593 View
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Absorption, Distribution, and Elimination of Cannabis

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Provides references to studies related to the absorption, distribution, and elimination of cannabis. 36 $3.60 Add
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Heroin, Addiction and Harm Reduction

From: Heroin

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In this chapter, Boyd introduces the origins and brief history of the drug heroin. Drug prohibition, criminalization, harm reduction, addiction, and the war on drugs are also discussed. 26 $2.60 Add
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Sources of Information

From: Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada

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While drug-impaired driving cases involve the typical sources of information in any criminal matter, in addition they include information garnered through Drug Recognition Evaluations (DRE) and … 9 $0.90 Add
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Blood Cannabinoids

From: Wigmore on Cannabis

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Provides references to studies related to blood cannabinoids. 9 $0.90 Add
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Drugs, Colonialism and Criminalization: Pre-1900s

From: Heroin

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This chapter discusses the medicinal history of opium pre 1900s, as well as the opium trade in the context of colonialism. Morphine, the banning of opiates, and the Indian act are also discussed. 26 $2.60 Add
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SFST and DRE Testing

From: Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada

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This chapter discusses the types of tests used to detect the presence of and impairment from drugs in Canada, including the Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) and the Drug Recognition … 21 $2.10 Add
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Chemical Testing for Drugs

What It Is, How It Works

From: Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada

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This chapter outlines the various chemical tests are used to detect the presence of drugs, using different bodily samples. 22 $2.20 Add
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Oral Fluid Cannabinoids

From: Wigmore on Cannabis

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Provides references to studies related to oral fluid cannabinoids. 28 $2.80 Add
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Saturn Devouring His Children: A Tale of Instability in Seven Parts

Death

From: On Opium

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This chapter describes the War on Drugs, and the illegal use of fentanyl by a person living precariously. It also includes an interview with the founder of Mothers Stop the Harm (MSTH) and … 51 $5.10 Add
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The Racialized Other and the Opium Act: The Early 1900s

From: Heroin

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This chapter examines socially constructed definitions of "good" vs "bad" drugs and narcotic prohibition in Canada. The unequal enforcement of drug laws and how this impacts … 18 $1.80 Add