On risk in addiction science, policy and debate.

Holmes, J and Sumnall, H (2017) On risk in addiction science, policy and debate. Addiction. ISSN 0965-2140

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Abstract

The concept of risk should be used carefully in addiction science, policy and debate due to its complexity and its potential to inform, distort or otherwise shape the perspectives of stakeholders, including the general public. Recent high-profile examples from the United Kingdom demonstrate that such care is often not being taken.

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Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Holmes, J., and Sumnall, H. (2017) On risk in addiction science, policy and debate, which has been published in final form at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13962. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Uncontrolled Keywords: 11 Medical And Health Sciences, 17 Psychology And Cognitive Sciences
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions: Public and Allied Health
Publisher: Wiley
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Date of acceptance: 31 July 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access: 5 September 2018
Date Deposited: 19 Sep 2017 09:58
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2021 11:13
DOI or ID number: 10.1111/add.13962
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/7118
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