Document 0441 DOCN M9550441 TI Public health care policies for drug addicts in Amsterdam. DT 9505 AU van Brussel GH SO Acta Paediatr Suppl. 1994 Nov;404:72-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95143782 AB Recognizing that drug addiction is a chronic health problem for which, in the majority of cases, no curative, effective treatment exists, Amsterdam developed a coherent system of public health measures. Data on the course of the local drug epidemic, including medical complications such as AIDS, tuberculosis and mortality, are presented. DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY Adult Chronic Disease *Health Policy Human Netherlands/EPIDEMIOLOGY *Public Health Substance Dependence/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Tuberculosis/EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY *Urban Health JOURNAL ARTICLE SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).