Drugs: America's holy war

Background -- Overview -- The birth of the drug war -- Damage from the drug war -- Crime -- Public health -- Civil liberties -- Social cohesion -- Your tax dollars at work -- The federal government's case for the drug war -- The perception of the drug czars -- The czars defend the drug war -- T...

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Main Author: Benavie, Arthur (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Routledge 2009
In:Year: 2009
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 9 E 1454
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Keywords:
Drug Abuse > Government policy > United States
Drug control > United States
Drug legalization > United States
Social Problems > United States
USA > Drogenkriminalität > Bekämpfung > Drogenpolitik

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