Compulsory drug detention center experiences among a community-based sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand

• Main Authors: Zhang Ruth (Author), Suwannawong Paisan (Author), Fairbairn Nadia (Author), Hayashi Kanna (Author), Kaplan Karyn (Author), Csete Joanne (Author), Wood Evan (Author), Kerr Thomas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite Thailand's official reclassification of drug users as "patients" deserving care and not "criminals," the Thai government has continued to rely heavily on punitive responses to drug use such as "b...