The war on drugs : opposing viewpoints

The war on drugs : opposing viewpoints / Tamara L. Roleff, book editor.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Roleff, Tamara L., 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego [Calif.] : Greenhaven Press, c2004.
Series:Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Drug control > United States.
Drug abuse and crime > United States.
Drug abuse > Government policy > United States.
Drug abuse > United States > Prevention.
Crime and race > United States.
Terrorism > United States.
Drug legalization > United States.
United States > Social conditions.
United States > Politics and government.
Table of Contents:
  • The war on drugs is succeeding / Asa Hutchinson
  • The war on drugs has failed / Matthew B. Stannard
  • The war on drugs has reduced the demand for illegal drugs / Edmund F. McGarrell
  • The demand for illegal drugs remains strong / Timothy Lynch
  • The war on drugs has made law enforcement more effective / Thomas A. Constantine
  • The war on drugs has corrupted law enforcement / Joseph D. McNamara, interviewed by Michael W. Lynch
  • The war on drugs promotes racism / Deborah Small
  • The war on drugs does not promote racism / Heather MacDonald
  • Illegal drug use supports terrorism / Asa Hutchinson
  • The war on drugs supports terrorism / Eugene Oscapella
  • The war on terror must be fought in conjunction with the war on drugs / Robert Novak
  • The war on drugs distracts from the war on terror / Eric E. Sterling
  • Mandatory minimum sentences are an effective strategy in the war on drugs / David Risley
  • Mandatory minimum sentences are unfair / Julie Stewart
  • The drug abuse resistance education program reduces drug use / Tim Schennum
  • The drug abuse resistance education program is ineffective / Paul Armentano
  • Drug courts are a promising solution to the drug problem / Richard S. Gebelein
  • Drug courts have not reduced the drug problem / Melissa Hostetler
  • Illegal drugs should be legalized / Gary E. Johnson
  • Illegal drugs should not be legalized / Ray Wisher
  • The distinction between legal and illegal drugs is arbitrary / Andrew Sullivan
  • Heroin should be legalized / Bruce Anderson
  • Legalizing heroin will harm the poor / Katie Grant
  • Marijuana should be legalized / Rich Lowry
  • Legalizing marijuana would harm society / Part I: Damon Linker ; Part II: Don Feder
  • Marijuana should be legalized for medical use / Ed Rosenthal and Steve Kubby
  • Marijuana should not be legalized for medical use / Laura M. Nagel.

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