Drug abuse
By: Kelly Barth, book editor.
Contributors: Barth, Kelly.
Series: History of issues
Publisher: Greenhaven/Thomson Gale
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780737720075
Subjects: Drug abuse -- United States.; Youth -- Drug use -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-262) and index.
Table of contents: value: Chapter 1: The early drug abuse debates. Chapter preface; value: Cocaine has therapeutic potential / Sigmund Freud; value: Common pain relievers can cause widespread addiction / Ian Scott; value: Prohibition of alcohol must be upheld / William Fraser McDowell; value: Prohibition is not the solution to alcohol abuse / J.A. Homan; value: Drugs can enhance religious experience / Huston Smith; value: Chapter 2: The war on drugs. Chapter preface; value: Commission's report should take a hard stance against marijuana / Richard Nixon and Raymond P. Shafer; value: Marijuana is not a major health threat / Raymond P. Shafer; value: Individuals can stop drug abuse / Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan; value: Penalties must be harsh to curtail drug use / William Bennett; value: Criminalizing drugs only lengthens the war / Milton Friedman; value: Chapter 3: The legalization debate. Chapter preface; value: Legalizing drugs will cause more deaths / Frank "Buzz" Trexler; value: Marijuana has medicinal potential / Institute of Medicine; value: Medical marijuana research is misleading / Joseph Califano Jr.; value: Tobacco is lethal, addictive, and legal / Anna Quindlen; value: Vote over marijuana legalization fuels national debate / Ethan Nadelmann and John Walters; value: Chapter 4: Approaches to addiction and treatment. Chapter preface; value: Alcoholism is not a disease / Herbert Fingarette; value: Substance abuse treatment specialists should have credentials / Mark Souder, Melody Heaps, and Eleanor Norton; value: Addiction is often caused by underlying disorders / John Halpern; value: Substance abuse is a personal choice / Melvin L. Williams; value: Chapter 5: Drug abuse today. Chapter preface; value: The drug war is being waged on many fronts / National Drug Intelligence Center; value: The U.S. drug policy needs an update / Jonathan P. Caulkins and Peter Reuter; value: Prescription drugs rival others for addictive power / Joli Jensen; value: Club drugs can kill / Kate Patton; value: Fighting methamphetamine requires new strategies / Mark Souder; value: Methamphetamine attracts more than teenagers / Teresa Jones; value: Chronology; value: Organizations to contact.