The long war on drugs / Anne L. Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, Anne L., 1965- author.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control--United States.

Drug control.

Drug control--United States--History.

Drug abuse--United States.

Drug abuse.

Drug abuse--United States--History.

Drug abuse--Law and legislation--United States.

Drug abuse--Government policy--United States.

Drug legalization--United States.

Drug legalization.

Drug abuse--Social aspects.

Drug abuse--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 209 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"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 seen to have failed, and periodically de-criminalization and legalization movements arise. Debates continue over whether the problems of addiction and crime associated with illicit drug use stem from their illicit status or the nature of the drugs themselves. In The Long War on Drugs Anne L. Foster explores the origin of the punitive approach to drugs and its continued appeal, despite its obvious flaws. She provides a comprehensive overview, focusing not only on a political history of policy developments, but also on changes in medical practice and knowledge of drugs. Foster also outlines the social and cultural changes prompting different attitudes about drugs, the racial, environmental, and social justice implications of particular drug policies, and the international consequences of US drug policy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Meaning of Drugs

The Many Uses of Drugs

The Battle for Prohibition, 1890-1940

Identifying the Problem, 1880-1900

Deciding on Prohibition, 1898-1909

International Conferences, 1909-1936

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, 1945-1970

Who Is Using? 1950-1990

War on Drugs Declared

Blurring the Lines, 1980-Present

Mandatory Minimums

Eradicating Drugs and the Environment

Marijuana's Different Path

New Challenges to the War on Drugs

Never-Ending War on Drugs?

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Foster, Anne L., 1965- Long war on drugs.

ISBN:

9781478027553

147802755X

9781478093954

1478093951

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Restricted for use by site license.