LEADER 03625nam 2200613 450 001 9910799601003321 005 20240125114045.0 010 $a1-4780-2755-X 035 $a(CKB)5580000000511528 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30870315 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30870315 035 $a(OCoLC)1404455030 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_118138 035 $a(EXLCZ)995580000000511528 100 $a20231123d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Long War on Drugs /$fAnne L. Foster 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aDurham, North Carolina :$cDuke University Press,$d[2023] 210 4$dİ2023 215 $a1 online resource (225 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4780-2542-5 327 $aThe Meaning of Drugs -- The Many Uses of Drugs -- The Battle for Prohibition, 1890-1940 -- Identifying the Problem, 1880-1900 -- Deciding on Prohibition, 1898-1909 -- International Conferences, 1909-1936 -- Changing Practice and Policy in Medicine and Public Health -- To a Declaration of War on Drugs, 1940-1980 -- Opportunities of World War II and Its Aftermath -- US Laws and International Conventions, 1945-1970 -- Who Is Using? 1950-1990 -- War on Drugs Declared -- Blurring the Lines, 1980-Present -- Mandatory Minimums -- Eradicating Drugs and the Environment -- Marijuana's Different Path -- New Challenges to the War on Drugs -- Never-Ending War on Drugs? 330 $a"Since the early twentieth century, the United States has led a global prohibition effort against certain drugs in which production restriction and criminalization are emphasized over prevention and treatment as means to reduce problematic drug usage. This "war on drugs" is widely seen to have failed, and periodically de-criminalization and legalization movements arise. Debates continue over whether the problems of addiction and crime associated with illicit drug use stem from their illicit status or the nature of the drugs themselves. In The Long War on Drugs Anne L. Foster explores the origin of the punitive approach to drugs and its continued appeal, despite its obvious flaws. She provides a comprehensive overview, focusing not only on a political history of policy developments, but also on changes in medical practice and knowledge of drugs. Foster also outlines the social and cultural changes prompting different attitudes about drugs, the racial, environmental, and social justice implications of particular drug policies, and the international consequences of US drug policy"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aDrug abuse$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aDrug abuse$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aDrug abuse$xPrevention 606 $aDrug abuse$xSocial aspects 606 $aDrug abuse$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aDrug control$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aDrug legalization$zUnited States 615 0$aDrug abuse$xGovernment policy 615 0$aDrug abuse$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aDrug abuse$xPrevention. 615 0$aDrug abuse$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aDrug abuse$xHistory. 615 0$aDrug control$xHistory. 615 0$aDrug legalization 676 $a362.290973 676 $a970 686 $aHIS036060$aSOC004000$2bisacsh 700 $aFoster$b Anne L.$f1965-$01586702 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910799601003321 996 $aThe Long War on Drugs$93873481 997 $aUNINA