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The war on drugs : a failed experiment /

Explores the spectacular failure of the war on drugs to weaken drug cartels and the illegal drug supply, as well as the modern history of drug use and abuse, the pharmacology of illegal drugs, and the economy of the illegal drug trade.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mallea, Paula, 1949- (Author)
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Dundurn Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Drug control > History.
Drug abuse > History.
Drug traffic > History.
Drug abuse.
Drug control.
Drug traffic.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • How We Got into This Predicament
  • A Declaration of War Leads to a Shambles
  • Heroin: Fear and Loathing
  • Cocaine: White Lines
  • Marijuana: Sparking the Debate
  • The Economics of Illegal Drugs: Our Gift to Organized Crime
  • Prohibition vs. the Alternative: The Bottom Line
  • A Shifting International Consensus
  • Stepping Out in Front: The Americas
  • Prohibition, "Prohibition Lite," or Legalization?
  • The Outlier: Canada
  • A Popular Groundswell for Change
  • Conclusion.