| Physical description |
xiv, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The Drug War Syndrome -- 2. Three Fatal Flaws in the War on Drugs -- 3. The Collateral Damage of the War on Drugs -- 4. The Punitive Paradigm: The Early Struggles, 1900-1930 -- 5. The Punitive Paradigm: Entrenchment and Challenge, 1930-1980 -- 6. Presidential Drug Wars and the Narco-Enforcement Complex -- 7. Congress, the Electorate, and the Logic of Escalation -- 8. The Punitive Paradigm Revisited -- 9. Paradigm Shifts -- 10. Envisioning a Public-Health Paradigm -- 11. The Politics of Drug Reform -- Appendix 1. Trends in Drug-Control Spending -- Appendix 2. Trends in Drug Prices -- Appendix 3. Trends in Drug Use and Its Consequences. |
| Summary |
We have written this book as much for concerned citizens as for specialists on public policy and the the drug problem. Our research has taught us that most Americans understand that drug problems are serious, that what we are doing is not working, and they are puzzled about why. Some are convinced that we need to be tougher, more determined, and more efficient. The policy has failed because of a lack of will and commitment--and those who say otherwise are defeatists. |
| Other author |
Bertram, Eva.
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| Subject |
Drug control -- United States.
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Drug abuse -- Government policy -- United States.
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Public health -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0520203097 (alkaline paper) |
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0520205987 (paperback: alkaline paper) |
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