Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in drugs and society
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Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in drugs and society
Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, c2000
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. xx-xi) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
No one can ignore the impact that licit and illicit drugs can have on society. This text examines 19 issues that encompass both sides of the argument relating to causes and effects of drug use, prevention, treatment and public policy.
目次
PART 1. Drugs and Public Policy ISSUE 1. Should Drugs Be Legalized? YES: Ethan A. Nadelmann, from "Commonsense Drug Policy," Foreign Affairs NO: James A. Inciardi and Christine A. Saum, from "Legalization Madness," The Public Interest University of Delaware professor James A. Inciardi and his associate Christine A. Saum contend that the war on drugs is not a failure and that legalizing drugs would worsen drug-related problems. Legalization, they maintain, would increase the numbers of people using drugs, which ultimately would escalate criminal activity. Also, they question which drugs would be legalized and the kinds of restrictions that would be placed on them. ISSUE 2. Should the United States Put More Emphasis on Stopping the Importation of Drugs? YES: Barry McCaffrey, from The National Drug Control Strategy, 1997 NO: Mathea Falco, from "U.S. Drug Policy: Addicted to Failure," Foreign Policy Barry McCaffrey, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, argues that the importation of drugs must be stopped to reduce drug use and abuse. If the supply of drugs being trafficked across American borders was reduced, then there would be fewer drug-related problems. He maintains that a coordinated international effort is needed to combat the increased production of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. Mathea Falco, president of Drug Strategies, a nonprofit policy institute, asserts that the emphasis should not be on curtailing the availability of drugs but on factors that contribute to Americans' use of drugs. She notes that blaming other countries for drug-related problems in the United States is one way for politicians to deflect criticism from themselves. Moreover, she argues, people involved in the drug trade in other countries have little incentive to end their involvement. (Part contents).
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