title: Caught between the "soft" and "hard" arms of the state: a conceptual apparatus for situating the formative role of drug user organizations in national policy-making and local service delivery--a commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. jzibbell@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Jon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Zibbell
mesh_terms: D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055030:Drug Users; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000639:trends*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009938:Organizations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010358:Patient Participation; D010379:Peer Group; D011209:Power, Psychological; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous