America's Longest War
eBook - ePub

America's Longest War

Rethinking Our Tragic Crusade Against Drugs

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

America's Longest War

Rethinking Our Tragic Crusade Against Drugs

About this book

America's war on drugs. It makes headlines, tops political agendas and provokes powerful emotions. But is it really worth it? That's the question posed by Steven Duke and Albert Gross in this groundbreaking book. They argue that America's biggest victories in the war on drugs are the erosion of our constitutional rights, the waste of billions of dollars and an overwhelmed court system. After careful research and thought, they make a strong case for the legalization of drugs. It's a radical idea, but has its time come?

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1: An Overview: The Greater Evil
  8. Chapter 2: Identifying the Enemy: “Drugs,” “Drug Abuse,” and Other Concepts
  9. Chapter 3: Our Most Harmful Legal Drugs
  10. Chapter 4: Our Most Popular Illegal Drugs
  11. Chapter 5: Lessons from the Past
  12. Chapter 6: The Crime Caused by Prohibition
  13. Chapter 7: Freedom Costs
  14. Chapter 8: Autonomy Costs
  15. Chapter 9: Social Costs
  16. Chapter 10: Health and Safety Costs
  17. Chapter 11: The Drug War Cannot Succeed
  18. Chapter 12: The Legalization Option
  19. Chapter 13: Forms of Legalization
  20. Chapter 14: A Harm Minimization Approach
  21. Acknowledgments
  22. Copyright Page