Book ID: CBB742484899

The Long War on Drugs (2023)

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Foster, Anne L. (Author)


Duke University Press


Publication Date: 2023
Physical Details: 224
Language: English

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 usage. This “war on drugs” is widely seen to have failed, and periodically decriminalization and legalization movements arise. Debates continue over whether the problems of addiction and crime associated with illicit use of drugs stem from their illegal 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 practices and understanding 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.

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Authors & Contributors
Barton, Patricia
Campbell, Nancy D.
Carpenter, Daniel
Carstairs, Catherine
Gabriel, Joseph M.
Herzberg, David
Journals
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Pharmacy in History
Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient
Science, Technology, and Human Values
Publishers
MIT Press
University of California Press
Duke University Press
Lexington Books
Manchester University Press
University of Chicago Press
Concepts
Narcotics and drugs
Drug use
Medicine and law
Pharmacy
Medicine and government
Medicine and society
People
Anslinger, Harry Jacob
Nixon, Richard M.
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
21st century
19th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Great Britain
Asia
Missouri (U.S.)
Massachusetts (U.S.)
New Mexico (U.S.)
Institutions
United States. Federal Bureau of Narcotics
United States. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)
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