Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 269 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
157607708X
Series Statement:
Contemporary world issues
Content:
This work examines the delicate balance in American drug policy between enforcement and reducing supply, versus prevention and reducing demand. It addresses the ways in which drug policy has changed, particularly since 1970
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-240) and index
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Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 What Is Needed to Understand the Drug Problem and Those Factors Associated with Use?; 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions: U.S. Drug Policy in Perspective; 3 Illicit-Drug Use: What's Happening?; 4 Tobacco and Alcohol: What Are the Facts and Data?; 5 Chronology; 6 Biographical Sketches; 7 Directory of Organizations, Associations, and Agencies; 8 Print and Nonprint Resources; Glossary; Appendix: Commonly Abused Drugs: Categories and Street Terms; Index; About the Author;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Print version Drug Use : A Reference Handbook
Language:
English
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