The long war on drugs

The long war on drugs / Anne L. Foster.

"Since the early twentieth century, the United States has led a global prohibition effort against certain drugs in which production restriction and criminalization are emphasized over prevention and treatment as means to reduce problematic drug usage. This "war on drugs" is widely see...

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Main Author: Foster, Anne L., 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Drug control > United States.
Drug control > United States > History.
Drug abuse > United States.
Drug abuse > United States > History.
Drug abuse > Law and legislation > United States.
Drug abuse > Government policy > United States.
Drug legalization > United States.
Drug abuse > Social aspects.
Drug abuse > Prevention.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
Drug abuse
Drug abuse > Government policy
Drug abuse > Law and legislation
Drug abuse > Prevention
Drug abuse > Social aspects
Drug control
Drug legalization
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the meaning of drugs
  • The many uses of drugs
  • The battle for prohibition, 1870-1940. Identifying the problem ; Deciding on prohibition ; International conferences ; Changing practice and policy in medicine and public health
  • To a declaration of a war on drugs, 1940-1980. Opportunities of World War II and its aftermath ; US laws and international conventions ; Who is using? ; War on drugs declared
  • Blurring the lines, 1980-present. Mandatory minimums ; Environmental effects of the war on drugs ; Marijuana's different path ; New challenges to the war on drugs
  • Conclusion: never-ending war on drugs?

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