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Author MacCoun, Robert J.

Title Drug war heresies : learning from other vices, times, and places / Robert J. MacCoun, Peter Reuter.

Publication Info. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  364.177 M131D    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 479 pages ; 24 cm.
Series RAND studies in policy analysis
RAND studies in policy analysis.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 410-455) and index.
Contents 1. Preface and overview -- 2. Drug prohibition : American style -- 3. The debate -- 4. Philosophical underpinnings -- 5. How does prohibition affect drug use -- 6. How does prohibition affect drug harms -- 7. Other vices : prostitution and gambling -- 8. Other substances : alcohol and cigarettes -- 9. U.S. experience with legal cocaine and heroin -- 10. Learning from European experiences -- 11. Cannabis policies in The Netherlands -- 12. Harm reduction in Europe -- 13. Summary of the evidence and a framework for assessment -- 14. Projecting the consequences of alternative regimes -- 15. Obstacles to moving beyond the drug war.
Subject Drug legalization -- United States.
Drug control -- United States.
Drug control -- Cross-cultural studies.
Drug abuse -- Government policy -- United States.
Drug abuse -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies.
Added Author Reuter, Peter, 1944-
ISBN 0521572630 hb alkaline paper
052179997X paperback alkaline paper
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