| Description |
x, 272 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Our drug laws have failed -- 1. Past and present -- An historical perspective -- Emergence of the prison-industrial complex -- 2. Increased harm to communities -- Communities awash in illicit drugs -- Violence and corruption -- Domestic -- Foreign - 3. Erosion of protections of the Bill of Rights -- 4. Increased harm to drug users -- Demonization -- Deterioration of health -- 5. Increased harm for the future -- Conspiracy theories -- Government policy : don't discuss it -- pt. 3. Options -- 6. Increased zero tolerance -- 7. Education -- 8. Drug treatment -- Rehabilitation-- Medicalization-- Needle exchange programs -- Drug substitution programs -- Drug maintenance programs -- 9. De-profitization of drugs - Legalization -- Decriminalization -- Regulated distribution -- 10. Federalism, not federalization -- pt. 4. What we can do about it. |
| Subject |
Drug abuse -- Government policy -- United States.
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Drug control -- United States.
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| ISBN |
1566398592 alkaline paper |
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1566398606 paperback alkaline paper |
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