Drugs & Society

by Jefferson M. Fish

The focus of this edited collection is a thoughtful multidisciplinary presentation of past and present U.S. drug policies and whether they are winning the so-called war on drugs (they aren't!). For the great majority of ills ascribed to drugs are actually caused by the black market created by drug prohibition; the more successful the war on drugs is in making the drug trade a dangerous business, the greater are the profits from increased prices, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742542459
• ISBN13: 9780742542457
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"