The war on drugs
By: Tamara L. Roleff, book editor.
Contributors: Roleff, Tamara L., 1959-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego [Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Drug control -- United States; Drug abuse and crime -- United States; Drug abuse -- Government policy -- United States; Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention; Crime and race -- United States; Terrorism -- United States; Drug legalization -- United States; United States -- Social conditions; United States -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-218) and index.
Table of contents: title: The; title: war on drugs is succeeding -- Asa Hutchinson -- The; title: war on drugs has failed -- Matthew B. Stannard -- The; title: war on drugs has reduced the demand for illegal drugs -- Edmund F. McGarrell -- The; title: demand for illegal drugs remains strong -- Timothy Lynch -- The; title: war on drugs has made law enforcement more effective -- Thomas A. Constantine -- The; title: war on drugs has corrupted law enforcement -- Joseph D. McNamara, interviewed by Michael W. Lynch -- The; title: war on drugs promotes racism -- Deborah Small -- The; title: war on drugs does not promote racism -- Heather MacDonald; title: Illegal drug use supports terrorism -- Asa Hutchinson -- The; title: war on drugs supports terrorism -- Eugene Oscapella -- The; title: war on terror must be fought in conjunction with the war on drugs -- Robert Novak -- The; title: war on drugs distracts from the war on terror -- Eric E. Sterling; title: Mandatory minimum sentences are an effective strategy in the war on drugs -- David Risley; title: Mandatory minimum sentences are unfair -- Julie Stewart -- The; title: drug abuse resistance education program reduces drug use -- Tim Schennum -- The; title: drug abuse resistance education program is ineffective -- Paul Armentano; title: Drug courts are a promising solution to the drug problem -- Richard S. Gebelein; title: Drug courts have not reduced the drug problem -- Melissa Hostetler; title: Illegal drugs should be legalized -- Gary E. Johnson; title: Illegal drugs should not be legalized -- Ray Wisher -- The; title: distinction between legal and illegal drugs is arbitrary -- Andrew Sullivan; title: Heroin should be legalized -- Bruce Anderson; title: Legalizing heroin will harm the poor -- Katie Grant; title: Marijuana should be legalized -- Rich Lowry; title: Legalizing marijuana would harm society -- Part I: -- Damon Linker ; -- Part II: -- Don Feder; title: Marijuana should be legalized for medical use -- Ed Rosenthal and Steve Kubby; title: Marijuana should not be legalized for medical use-- Laura M. Nagel.