An edition of Drugs: America's holy war
(2008)
Drugs
America's holy war
by Arthur Benavie
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction
Overview
Why certain drugs are prohibited
Attitudes toward drug law violators
Punishments for drug law violators
The goal of a drug-free America
The drug war is a mission impossible
Damage caused by the drug war
Plan of the book
The birth of the drug war
Then and now
The good old days
Drug war rumblings
Opening shots
Causes of the war
Damage from the drug war
Introduction
Crime
Violence
Property crime
Public health
Black market dangers
AIDS
Prohibition and potency
Ecstasy
Medical marijuana
Drug substitutions
Liberties
No-knock drug raids
The assault on the Bill of Rights
Mandatory minimum sentences
Social cohesion
Race
Corruption
Your tax dollars at work
Cocaine and heroin prices
Eradication
Interdiction
Domestic law enforcement
Concluding remarks
The federal government's case for the drug war
Introduction
The perception of the drug czars
The czars defend the drug war
The war is not racist
Only dangerous felons are in prison for drug offenses
The war has reduced illicit drug use
Marijuana is a gateway drug
The White House versus the scientists on marijuana dangers
Overall evaluation of cannabis
Critiquing the 2003 ONDCP report
Czars versus the scientists on cocaine and heroin
The czars pro-incarceration outlook
Research findings disagree with the czars
Cocaine
Heroin
Concluding comments
Beyond the drug war
Introduction
Harm reduction instead of war
The case for harm reduction
Harm reduction alone ignores the benefits of illicit drugs
What happened to our inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness?
Legalizing marijuana
Reforming the laws on hard drugs
Addicts
Occasional users
Questions and answers
Bibliography.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
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