Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and index.
Contents
Drugs in America: an overview / Close Up Foundation -- Drugs should be legalized / Doug Brandow -- Drug prohibition is harmful / Barbara Ehrenreich -- The war on drugs is futile / Max Frankel -- Legalizing drugs would benefit the United States / Steven B. Duke & Albert C. Gross -- Legalizing drugs would reduce drug-related crime / Bill Killion -- Legalization would help solve the nation's drug problem / Peter J. Riga -- Drug use should be decriminalized / Elliott Currie -- Drugs should not be legalized / William J. Olson -- The war on drugs is not futile / James Q. Wilson -- Legalizing drugs would not reduce crime / Gerald W. Lynch & Roberta Blotner -- Legalizing drugs would increase drug abuse / A.M. Rosenthal -- The benefits of drug legalization are myths / Lee P. Brown.
Summary
Examines arguments in support of and against legalizing drugs.