num_pages: 312
description: s/t: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts &amp; PushersThomas Szasz suggests that governments have overstepped their bounds in labeling and prohibiting certain drugs as "dangerous" substances and incarcerating drug "addicts" in order to cure them. Szasz asserts that such policies scapegoat illegal drugs and the persons who use and sell them, and discourage the breaking of drug habits by pathologizing drug use as "addiction." Reaers will find in Szasz's arguments a cogent and committed response to a worldwide debate.
language: English
title: Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts and Pushers
titlecomplete: Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts and Pushers
genres: Philosophy, Mental Health, Psychology, Nonfiction, Sociology
ratings_count: 100
publisher: Syracuse University Press