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Author Issitt, Micah L., author.

Title Opinions throughout history : Drug use & abuse / Micah L. Issitt.

Publication Info. Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2018]
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 Avon Free Public Library - Reference Material  R 362.29 OPINIONS    In-Library Use Only
Description xxix, 719 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series Opinions throughout history
Opinions throughout history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The opium odyssey : the power of the plant (1860) -- America's favorite drug : alcohol : the second-most deadly drug (1855) -- Cannabis history and use : the case against marijuana (1910s) -- Treating the disease : the beginning of drug rehabilitation (1785) -- Delicious refreshment : the introduction of cocaine (1859) -- Regulation begins : state laws and the addiction crisis (1894) -- Truth in advertising : the creation of the FDA (1906) -- Criminalizing addiction : the Harrison Narcotics Act (1914) -- Prohibition begins : the power of minorities (1926) -- The end of prohibition : ineffective at reducing alcohol use (1932) -- Criminalizing cannabis : the Marijuana Tax Act (1937) -- Mandatory minimums : punitive approach ineffective (1951) -- Utopian visions : hallucinogens in America (1960s) -- Public enemy number one : Nixon's war on drugs (1972) -- Harm reduction : the introduction of Methadone (1972) -- A traditionalist radical : Jimmy Carter and the drug debate (1977) -- The Quaalude problem : from popular sedative to dangerous recreational drug (1984) -- The rise of the cartels : the international drug trade (1980s) -- Reagan and the crack controversy : crack vs. cocaine (1982) -- The difficultly of saying no : implementing Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) (1986) -- The Meth saga : Crystal Meth and the motorcycle gangs (1990s) -- The racial dimension : drugs and mass incarceration (1995) -- Medical marijuana : California is the first to legalize (1995-2018) -- Scheduling addiction : Drug addiction Treatment Act (2000) -- The legalization movement : states begin to legalize marijuana (2012) -- Searching for a better brain : drug your way to high grades (2010) -- The new opioid problem : prescription drugs gone wrong (2018) -- Treatment options : success of medication-assisted addiction treatment (2018) -- Conclusion.
Subject Drug abuse -- United States -- History -- Sources.
Drug control -- United States -- United States -- History -- Sources.
Drug utilization -- United States -- History -- Sources.
Drugs -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Sources.
Drug abuse. (OCoLC)fst00898480
Drug control. (OCoLC)fst01032891
Drug utilization. (OCoLC)fst00898740
Drugs -- Law and legislation. (OCoLC)fst00898830
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
Added Title Drug use and abuse
ISBN 9781682177242
1682177246
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