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Title
The long war on drugs / Anne L. Foster.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 209 pages) : illustrations
ISBN
147802755X (ebook)
9781478093954 (ebook other)
1478093951 (ebook other)
9781478027553 (electronic bk.)
9781478025429 (paperback)
1478025425 (paperback)
9781478020646 (hardcover)
1478020644 (hardcover)
9781478093954 (ebook other)
1478093951 (ebook other)
9781478027553 (electronic bk.)
9781478025429 (paperback)
1478025425 (paperback)
9781478020646 (hardcover)
1478020644 (hardcover)
Summary
"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 seen to have failed, and periodically de-criminalization and legalization movements arise. Debates continue over whether the problems of addiction and crime associated with illicit drug use stem from their illicit status or the nature of the drugs themselves. In The Long War on Drugs Anne L. Foster explores the origin of the punitive approach to drugs and its continued appeal, despite its obvious flaws. She provides a comprehensive overview, focusing not only on a political history of policy developments, but also on changes in medical practice and knowledge of drugs. Foster also outlines the social and cultural changes prompting different attitudes about drugs, the racial, environmental, and social justice implications of particular drug policies, and the international consequences of US drug policy"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
The Meaning of Drugs
The Many Uses of Drugs
The Battle for Prohibition, 1890-1940
Identifying the Problem, 1880-1900
Deciding on Prohibition, 1898-1909
International Conferences, 1909-1936
Changing Practice and Policy in Medicine and Public Health
To a Declaration of War on Drugs, 1940-1980
Opportunities of World War II and Its Aftermath
US Laws and International Conventions, 1945-1970
Who Is Using? 1950-1990
War on Drugs Declared
Blurring the Lines, 1980-Present
Mandatory Minimums
Eradicating Drugs and the Environment
Marijuana's Different Path
New Challenges to the War on Drugs
Never-Ending War on Drugs?
The Many Uses of Drugs
The Battle for Prohibition, 1890-1940
Identifying the Problem, 1880-1900
Deciding on Prohibition, 1898-1909
International Conferences, 1909-1936
Changing Practice and Policy in Medicine and Public Health
To a Declaration of War on Drugs, 1940-1980
Opportunities of World War II and Its Aftermath
US Laws and International Conventions, 1945-1970
Who Is Using? 1950-1990
War on Drugs Declared
Blurring the Lines, 1980-Present
Mandatory Minimums
Eradicating Drugs and the Environment
Marijuana's Different Path
New Challenges to the War on Drugs
Never-Ending War on Drugs?
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ebook
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Published
Durham : Duke University Press, 2023.
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