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The War on Drugs - A Failed Experiment (Paperback)
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The War on Drugs - A Failed Experiment (Paperback)
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Loot Price R435
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A criminal prosecutor discusses the illegal drug trade and the
failure of the so-called "War on Drugs" to stop it. In 1971,
President Richard Nixon coined the term "War on Drugs." His
campaign to eradicate illegal drug use was picked up by the media
and championed by succeeding presidents, including Reagan. Canada
was a willing ally in this "war," and is currently cracking down on
drug offences at a time when even the U.S. is beginning to climb
down from its reliance on incarceration. Elsewhere in the world,
there has been a sea change. The Global Commission on Drug Policy,
including international luminaries like Kofi Annan, declared that
the War on Drugs "has not, and cannot, be won." Former heads of
state and drug warriors have come out in favour of this
perspective. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton agree
with legions of public health officials, scientists, politicians,
and police officers that a new approach is essential. Paula Mallea,
in The War on Drugs, approaches this issue from a variety of points
of view, offering insight into the history of drug use and abuse in
the twentieth century; the pharmacology of illegal drugs; the
economy of the illegal drug trade; and the complete lack of success
that the war on drugs has had on drug cartels and the drug supply.
She also looks ahead and discusses what can and is being done in
Canada, the U.S., and the rest of the world to move on from the
"war" and find better ways to address the issue of illegal drugs
and their distribution, use, and abuse.
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