Drug use & abuse / Micah L. Issitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Issitt, Micah L., author.

Series:

Opinions throughout history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse--United States--History--Sources.

Drug abuse.

Drug control--United States--History--Sources.

Drug control.

Drug utilization--United States--History--Sources.

Drug utilization.

Drugs--Law and legislation--United States--Sources.

Drugs.

Drug Discovery--history.

Drugs--Law and legislation.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Drug Discovery--history.

Genre:

History

Sources

Physical Description:

xxix, 719 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Drug use and abuse

Place of Publication:

Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

The opium odyssey : the power of the plant (1860) -- America's favorite drug : alcohol : the second-most deadly drug (1855) -- Cannabis history and use : the case against marijuana (1910s) -- Treating the disease : the beginning of drug rehabilitation (1785) -- Delicious refreshment : the introduction of cocaine (1859) -- Regulation begins : state laws and the addiction crisis (1894) -- Truth in advertising : the creation of the FDA (1906) -- Criminalizing addiction : the Harrison Narcotics Act (1914) -- Prohibition begins : the power of minorities (1926) -- The end of prohibition : ineffective at reducing alcohol use (1932) -- Criminalizing cannabis : the Marijuana Tax Act (1937) -- Mandatory minimums : punitive approach ineffective (1951) -- Utopian visions : hallucinogens in America (1960s) -- Public enemy number one : Nixon's war on drugs (1972) -- Harm reduction : the introduction of Methadone (1972) -- A traditionalist radical : Jimmy Carter and the drug debate (1977) -- The Quaalude problem : from popular sedative to dangerous recreational drug (1984) -- The rise of the cartels : the international drug trade (1980s) -- Reagan and the crack controversy : crack vs. cocaine (1982) -- The difficultly of saying no : implementing Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) (1986) -- The Meth saga : Crystal Meth and the motorcycle gangs (1990s) -- The racial dimension : drugs and mass incarceration (1995) -- Medical marijuana : California is the first to legalize (1995-2018) -- Scheduling addiction : Drug addiction Treatment Act (2000) -- The legalization movement : states begin to legalize marijuana (2012) -- Searching for a better brain : drug your way to high grades (2010) -- The new opioid problem : prescription drugs gone wrong (2018) -- Treatment options : success of medication-assisted addiction treatment (2018) -- Conclusion.

Contents:

The opium odyssey : the power of the plant (1860)

America's favorite drug : alcohol : the second-most deadly drug (1855)

Cannabis history and use : the case against marijuana (1910s)

Treating the disease : the beginning of drug rehabilitation (1785)

Delicious refreshment : the introduction of cocaine (1859)

Regulation begins : state laws and the addiction crisis (1894)

Truth in advertising : the creation of the FDA (1906)

Criminalizing addiction : the Harrison Narcotics Act (1914)

Prohibition begins : the power of minorities (1926)

The end of prohibition : ineffective at reducing alcohol use (1932)

Criminalizing cannabis : the Marijuana Tax Act (1937)

Mandatory minimums : punitive approach ineffective (1951)

Utopian visions : hallucinogens in America (1960s)

Public enemy number one : Nixon's war on drugs (1972)

Harm reduction : the introduction of Methadone (1972)

A traditionalist radical : Jimmy Carter and the drug debate (1977)

The Quaalude problem : from popular sedative to dangerous recreational drug (1984)

The rise of the cartels : the international drug trade (1980s)

Reagan and the crack controversy : crack vs. cocaine (1982)

The difficultly of saying no : implementing Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) (1986)

The Meth saga : Crystal Meth and the motorcycle gangs (1990s)

The racial dimension : drugs and mass incarceration (1995)

Medical marijuana : California is the first to legalize (1995-2018)

Scheduling addiction : Drug addiction Treatment Act (2000)

The legalization movement : states begin to legalize marijuana (2012)

Searching for a better brain : drug your way to high grades (2010)

The new opioid problem : prescription drugs gone wrong (2018)

Treatment options : success of medication-assisted addiction treatment (2018)

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781682177242

1682177246

OCLC:

1091865359