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Should All Drugs Be Legalized? - A primer for the 21st century (Paperback)
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Should All Drugs Be Legalized? - A primer for the 21st century (Paperback)
Series: The Big Idea
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Loot Price R321
Discovery Miles 3 210
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A timely re-examination of the pros and cons of legalizing drug
use. Combining a unique visual approach with carefully constructed
narrative text, this book provides a survey of the history of drug
use, a review of the impact of the war on drugs, an appraisal of
the effects of legal vs illegal drugs and an evaluation of the
impact of the decriminalization of drugs. According to
archaeological and historical records, ethanol in the form of beer
in Sumeria and wine in Egypt has been used recreationally for
13,000 years, while psychotropic drugs have been used for thousands
of years, mainly for religious purposes. This book sets out the
history of the use of drugs since the Neolithic age, and explores
the evolution of recreational drug use from the mid-18th century
on. It considers the lethal and social impact of heavy use of legal
alcohol or nicotine vs the hazards to health and society associated
with illegal drugs. It evaluates the effects of the 50-year failed
global war on drugs on the criminal production and trafficking of
drugs on the black market and on the abuse, health and imprisonment
of end users. Finally, it argues for the decriminalization of all
drugs and the state regulation of the drug market, with suitable
controls and regulation for each drug type.
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