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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Autor principal: Benavie, Arthur (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York [u.a.] Routledge 2009
En:Año: 2009
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 9 E 1454
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Palabras clave:
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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Sumario: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 -- The White House versus the scientists on marijuana dangers -- Czars versus the scientists on cocaine and heroin -- Beyond the drug war -- Harm reduction instead of war -- Legalizing marijuana -- Reforming the laws on hard drugs -- Questions and answers
Notas:"Simultaneously published in the UK by Routledge.". - Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:X, 178 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0789038404
0789038412
9780789038401
9780789038418