| Description |
x, 181 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Contemporary social issues |
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Contemporary social issues (New York, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Drug Use in America: An Overview -- 3. Drug Abuse: Definitions, Indicators, and Causes -- 4. Prohibition: The Punitive Model -- 5. Strange Bedfellows: Ideology, Politics, and the Drug Legalization Debate -- 6. Legalization and Decriminalization: An Overview -- 7. Business as Usual? -- 8. Will Drug Use/Abuse Rise under Legalization? -- 9. Drugs and Crime -- 10. Alcohol and Tobacco: The Real Dangerous Drugs? -- 11. Summary and Conclusions -- App. A Brief Guide to Drug Effects |
| Summary |
Examines the controversy surrounding the issue of drug legalization and discusses the benefits of drug legalization, the judicial system's views about drug use, the current punishments for drug users, and other related topics |
| Analysis |
Decriminalisation |
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Drug use and abuse |
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Law enforcement |
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Law reform |
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Overseas item |
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United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-173) and indexes |
| Subject |
Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention.
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Drug legalization -- United States.
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Drug control -- United States.
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| LC no. |
95073187 |
| ISBN |
0312132972 (paperback) |
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0312163835 |
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