Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and ControlRoutledge, 2013 M11 28 - 520 páginas This work focuses on the many critical areas of America’s drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decision making within this complex and multidisciplinary field. Broken up into three sections, Understanding the Problem, Gangs and Drugs, and Fighting Back, topics covered include the business of drugs and the role of organized crime in the drug trade, drug legalization and decriminalization, legal and law enforcement strategies, an analysis of the socialization process of drug use and abuse, and a historical discussion of drug abuse that puts the contemporary drug problem into perspective. |
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The Nature of the Drug Problem | |
The History of Drug Abuse | |
Drug Abuse and Pharmacology | |
The Illicit Drug Trade | |
Domestic Drug Production | |
Drugs and Crime | |
Gangs and Drugs | |
Transnational DrugTrafficking Organizations | |
Fighting Back | |
Critical Issues in Drug Control | |
The Issue of Legalizing Drugs | |
Understanding Drug Control Policy | |
Control through Treatment and Prevention | |
Drug Scheduling | |
Gangs Highlighted by the National Drug Intelligence Center | |
Domestic DrugTrafficking Organizations | |
Index | |
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