Robert J. Maccoun, Peter Reuter

Drug War Heresies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book explains why it is so difficult to accomplish substantial reform of drug policy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 711g
• ISBN-13: 9780521799973
• ISBN-10: 052179997X
• Artikelnr.: 21771905

Inhaltsangabe

1. Preface and overview
2. Drug prohibition: American style
3. The debate
4. Philosophical underpinnings
5. How does prohibition affect drug use?
6. How does prohibition affect drug harms?
7. Other vices: prostitution and gambling
8. Other substances: alcohol and cigarettes
9. US experience with legal cocaine and heroin
10. Learning from European experiences
11. Cannabis policies in the Netherlands
12. Harm reduction in Europe
13. Summary of the evidence and a framework for assessment
14. Projecting the consequences of alternative regimes
15. Obstacles to moving beyond the drug war.