Drugs: America's holy war

by Benavie, Arthur

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Full title :Drugs : America's holy war / Arthur Benavie.

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Publication Date:©2008.

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Publisher(s):Haworth Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

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Description:1 online resource

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oclc:ocn764493088
LC Classification:HV5825
Dewey Decimal:363.450973

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 vers…

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