Drugs in American SocietyThis edition probes the drug phenomenon in all its social, cultural and legal complexity. It covers the full range of psychoactive drug use, from legal medical and prescription use to criminal, recreational use, from casual use to addiction. |
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Page 382
... arrest drug traffickers and reduce the sale and use of drugs ( p . 188 ) . Peter Reuter , a drug policy analyst ... arrests , longer prison terms , less support for treatment and education . In contrast , the doves want the reverse ...
... arrest drug traffickers and reduce the sale and use of drugs ( p . 188 ) . Peter Reuter , a drug policy analyst ... arrests , longer prison terms , less support for treatment and education . In contrast , the doves want the reverse ...
Page 409
... arrested for possessing a small quantity of the drug will be incarcerated . That likelihood is significantly greater for cocaine and heroin . Moreover , the statistical probability of arrest for marijuana possession is much smaller than ...
... arrested for possessing a small quantity of the drug will be incarcerated . That likelihood is significantly greater for cocaine and heroin . Moreover , the statistical probability of arrest for marijuana possession is much smaller than ...
Page 416
... arrest users , addicts , and sellers , convict them , put them in jail and prison , make them serve long sentences ... Arrest one drug cultivator and another pops up ; arrest one smuggler and another takes his place . Moreover , drug ...
... arrest users , addicts , and sellers , convict them , put them in jail and prison , make them serve long sentences ... Arrest one drug cultivator and another pops up ; arrest one smuggler and another takes his place . Moreover , drug ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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