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The long war on drugs

"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 see...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foster, Anne L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham ; London Duke University Press 2023, ©2023
Subjects:
Drug Control > united States
Drug Control > united States > history
Drug Abuse > united States
Drug Abuse > united States > history
Drug Abuse > law And Legislation > united States
Drug Abuse > government Policy > united States
Drug Legalization > united States
Drug Abuse > social Aspects
Drug Abuse > prevention
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Meaning of Drugs
  • The Many Uses of Drugs
  • The Battle for Prohibition, 1870-1940
  • Identifying the Problem
  • Deciding on Prohibition
  • International Conferences
  • 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
  • Who Is Using?
  • War on Drugs Declared
  • Blurring the Lines, 1980-Present
  • Mandatory Minimums
  • Environmental Effects of the War on Drugs
  • Marijuana's Different Path
  • New Challenges to the War on Drugs
  • Never-Ending War on Drugs?

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