RT Book
T1 The long war on drugs
A1 Foster, Anne L. 1965-
LA English
PP Durham London
PB Duke University Press
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1853724742
AB "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"--
CN HV5825
SN 978-1-4780-2542-9
SN 978-1-4780-2064-6
K1 Drug control : United States
K1 Drug control : United States : History
K1 Drug Abuse : United States
K1 Drug Abuse : United States : History
K1 Drug Abuse : Law and legislation : United States
K1 Drug Abuse : Government policy : United States
K1 Drug legalization : United States
K1 Drug Abuse : Social aspects
K1 Drug Abuse : Prevention
K1 HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
K1 Social Science / Criminology
K1 USA : Drogenpolitik