Drugs : America's holy war

Drugs America's holy war

Using the best scientific evidence, Drugs: America's Holy War explores the impact and cost of America's "War on Drugs"--Both in public spending and in human terms. Is it possible that US drug policies are helping to proliferate, not prevent, a multitude of social ills including :...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Benavie, Arthur (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2009.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b40501279*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Background
  • Overview
  • The birth of the drug war
  • pt. 2. Damage from the drug war
  • Crime
  • Public health
  • Civil liberties
  • Social cohesion
  • Your tax dollars at work
  • pt. 3. 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
  • The czars versus the scientists on cocaine and heroin
  • pt. 4. Beyond the drug war
  • Harm reduction instead of war
  • Legalizing marijuana
  • Reforming the laws on hard drugs
  • Questions and answers.

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