title: The death penalty for drugs is a violation of international human rights law; efficacy--whether real or imagined--provides no excuse.
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lines
mesh_terms: D002203:Capital Punishment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D040261:Harm Reduction; D045809:Human Rights Abuses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*