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100	1		_aMallea, Paula, _d1949-
245	1	4	_aThe war on drugs : _ba failed experiment / _cPaula Mallea.
264		1	_aToronto : _bDundurn, _c[2014]
264		4	_c©2014.
300			_a252 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
530			_aIssued also in electronic format.
505	0		_aHow we got into this predicament -- A declaration of war leads to a shambles -- Heroin: fear and loathing -- Cocaine: white lines -- Marijuana: sparking the debate -- The economics of illegal drugs: our gift to organized crime -- Prohibition vs. the alternative: the bottom line -- A shifting international consensus -- Stepping out in front: the Americas -- Prohibition, "prohibition lite," or legalization? -- The outlier: Canada -- A popular groundswell for change.
520			_aIn 1971, President Richard Nixon coined the term "War on Drugs." His campaign to eradicate illegal drug use was picked up by the media and championed by succeeding presidents, including Reagan. Canada was a willing ally in this "war," and is currently cracking down on drug offences at a time when even the U.S. is beginning to climb down from its reliance on incarceration. Else where in the world, there has been a sea change. The Global Commission on Drug Policy, including international luminaries like Kofi Annan, declared that the War on Drugs "has not, and cannot, be won." Former heads of state and drug warriors have come out in favour of this perspective. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton agree with legions of public health officials, scientists, politicians, and police officers that a new approach is essential. Paula Mallea, in The War on Drugs, approaches this issue from a variety of points of view, offering insight into the history of drug use and abuse in the twentieth century; the pharmacology of illegal drugs; the economy of the illegal drug trade; and the complete lack of success that the war on drugs has had on drug cartels and the drug supply. She also looks ahead and discusses what can and is being done in Canada, the U.S., and the rest of the world to move on from the "war" and find better ways to address the issue of illegal drugs and their distribution, use, and abuse. -- Back cover.
650		0	_aDrug control _xHistory.
650		0	_aDrug abuse _xHistory.
650		0	_aDrug traffic _xHistory.
650		6	_aLutte antidrogue _xHistoire.
650		6	_aToxicomanie _xHistoire.
650		6	_aDrogues _xTrafic _xHistoire.
650		7	_aDrug abuse. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00898480.
650		7	_aDrug control. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01032891.
650		7	_aDrug traffic. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00898722.
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628.
776	1		_aMallea, Paula, 1949-, author. _tWar on drugs. _w(CaOONL)20149010397.
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