title: Drugs and the law.
abstract: Legal control of drugs available in Australia varies according to the nature of the drug. This article considers the question whether the different degrees of legal control can be justified on the basis of the pharmacological effects of the drugs or on the basis of their correlation with violent behaviour.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism; D001315:Australia; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000494:pharmacology; D002188:Cannabis; D003415:Crime; D006556:Heroin Dependence; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D008875:Middle Aged; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014754:Violence
chemical_list: D001463:Barbiturates