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In the shadow of the dope fiend : America's war on drugs / William Weir.
Van Pelt Library HV5825 .W3834 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weir, William, 1928-2019.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drug control--United States--History.
- Drug control.
- Drug abuse.
- History.
- United States.
- Drug abuse--United States--Prevention--History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- North Haven, Conn. : Archon Books, 1995.
- Summary:
- America is haunted by the spectre of the Dope Fiend. For nearly a century, our government has repeatedly waged war on drugs in order to pound a stake through the heart of this elusive Dracula. This social history explores the various American crusades against various drugs that have been led, followed, fought, and always lost. It covers the involvement of moralists, prohibitionists, and the CIA; anti-communist crusaders, profiteers on both sides of the law, the machinations and motivations of narcs and crooks and politicians and addicts, and above all, the activities of the American government in the international drug trade for over two generations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0208023844
- OCLC:
- 30734687
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