Drug Abuse and Social Policy in America

Name: Drug Abuse and Social Policy in America
Brand: Routledge
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By Barry Stimmel

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Illicit drugs, despite the war waged by the United States government, remain a tremendous drain on the American economy and continue to take their toll on the lives of countless Americans. A comprehensive text with an instructor's manual, Drug Abuse and Social Policy in America analyzes why current US policy on the use of licit and illicit mood-altering drugs has failed. This groundbreaking book addresses differences between decriminalization, legalization, and zero toleranceareas and philosophies that are poorly understoodand suggests a multipronged approach to diminish inappropriate drug use. Physicians, health care providers, teachers, law enforcement officers, policymakers, social service providers, and students of public policy and health will gain a better understanding of substance abuse as a societal problem, rather than an individual problem, and see that the billions of dollars spent on law enforcement would be better spent on education, prevention, treatment, and providing alternatives to drug use.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 228
Release Date:: 1996-10-07
Publication Date:: 1996-11-07
Publisher:: Routledge
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0789060310
ISBN13:: 9780789060310
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 487 g
Height:: 157 cm
Width:: 235 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

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