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Books on: drug policy

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Using Women: Gender, Drug Policy, and Social Justice

Book by Nancy D. Campbell; Routledge, 2000

Subjects:

Narcotics, Control Of--United States, Sex Discrimination Against Women--United States, Social Justice--United States, Women--Drug Use--United States, Women--Government Policy--United States

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...11 Scholarly examinations of drug policy note that public and policy-makers response to illicit drug use cannot be explained by...the impotence of the war on drugs the central organizing metaphor for U.S. drug control policy policy-makers...
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Drugs and Drug Policy in America: A Documentary History

Book by Steven R. Belenko; Greenwood Press, 2000

Subjects:

Drug Abuse--Government Policy--United States--Sources, Drug Abuse--United States--History--Sources, Narcotics, Control Of--United States--Sources

Collections: Psychology, History, Entire Library

...concentration on particular drugs: the cocaine drug scares of the early 1900s...medical" approach to controlling drugs and the punitive enforcement...resolved, although the rise of drug treatment beginning in the...role in setting anti-drug policy. The latter have in part reflected...can be seen in shifts in drug policies that often seem to have been...
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Chilling Out: The Cultural Politics of Substance Consumption, Youth and Drug Policy

Book by Shane Blackman; Open University Press, 2004

Subjects:

Substance Abuse--Government Policy, Youth--Drug Use

Collections: Entire Library

...vision (Barton 2003). The UN Drug-Free Society policy as a...their lack of commitment to drug free goals (Hartnoll 1998...apparently straightforward policy against drugs is condemned and publicly presented...to accept in- ternational drug policies. Countries which are reluctant...
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Crack and the Evolution of Anti-Drug Policy

Book by Steven R. Belenko; Greenwood Press, 1993

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Crack (Drug), Drug Abuse--Government Policy--United States

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...use of other illicit drugs. The second project...More than any recent drug phenomenon, crack evoked...development of Americas policy response to crack in...cyclical changes in anti-drug policy that were already...to maintain a public policy perspective. Therefore...political science; 2 drug abuse and drug treatment...
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Drug Problems: Cross-Cultural Policy and Program Development

Book by Richard Isralowitz, Mohammed Afifi, Richard Rawson; Auburn House, 2002

Subjects:

Drug Abuse--Government Policy--Middle East--Cross-Cultural Studies, Drug Abuse--Middle East--Cross-Cultural Studies, Drug Abuse--Middle East--Prevention--Cross-Cultural Studies, Drug Abuse--Treatment--Middle East--Cross-Cultural Studies, Middle East--Social Conditions

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...within the previous year. The drug cocktails being injected by...combinations of legal prescription drugs (easily available over the...prescription) and illegal drugs. Research in other parts of...diffusion of new patterns of drug use, and shifts from opiate...through appropriate intervention policies and programs. During a regional...Interna- tional Journal ofDrug Policy, I 151-167. Kumar, M...

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Journal Articles on: drug policy

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Dutch Drug Policy in a European Context

Journal article by Tim Boekhout Van Solinge; Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 29, 1999

Subjects:

Drug policy, Europe, European Union, Netherlands

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...national drug law, drug policy falls under the...tolerant, pragmatic policies - some of them...quantities of drugs allowed for personal...EUROPEAN DRUG POLICY LANDSCAPE In the...Most national drug policies consist of a combination...In the 1980s, drugs were primarily...by which drug policy is in place as...solely for taking drugs. A third explanation...with innovative drug policies. The Dutch experience...
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Pragmatism versus Ideology: Dutch Drug Policy Continued

Journal article by Marcel de Kort, Ton Cramer; Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 29, 1999

Subjects:

Drug policy, Drug use, Netherlands

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...why discussions of drug policy in the Netherlands...religion. The result is policies on euthanasia, abortion, and drugs that many foreigners...Netherlands coffee shop policy - influences the availability...in those countries policies (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 1998...change in American drug policy. It is clear that...
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The Context of Drug Policy: an Economic Interpretation

Journal article by Bruce L. Benson, David W. Rasmussen; Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 28, 1998

Subjects:

Drug policy, Economics

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...interpretations of evidence regarding policy effectiveness, making them...effectiveness of alternative drug policies, such as legalizing drugs, or decriminalization of...economists can make to the drug-policy debate. But this research...
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Windmills in Their Minds? Drug Policy and Drug Research in the Netherlands

Journal article by Dirk J. Korf, Heleen Riper, Bruce Bullington; Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 29, 1999

Subjects:

Drug policy, Drug use, Netherlands, Research

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...dealing in hard drugs such as heroin...that repressive policies toward drug users tend to...in the public policy domain. In the...of Amsterdams policy towards hard drugs, only half of...about desirable drug policies. In their responses...attitudes about drugs and actual policies. Given this information...discussion of Dutch drug policy then must always...
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The Anti-drug Policy, Aerial Spraying of Illicit Crops and Their Social, Environmental and Political Impacts in Colombia

Journal article by Ricardo Vargas; Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 32, 2002

Subjects:

Colombia, Crops, Drug policy, Drug trafficking, Herbicides, National security, Politics, United States

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...be threatened by drugs, end up violating...with the illegal drug traffic, but also...forced eradication policy itself. It is...forced eradication policies adopted by Bogota...place, from a policy originally proposed...handling of the drug phenomenon has...the line between drugs and armed conflict...the war against drugs.33 DRUG-TRAFFICKING...AND ANTI-DRUG POLICIES Finally, there...

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Magazine Articles on: drug policy

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Federal Drug Policy: Hard Habits to Break?

Magazine article by Leslie Alan Horvitz; Insight on the News, Vol. 10, February 28, 1994

Subjects:

Clinton, Bill--Social policy, Narcotics, Control of--Laws, regulations, etc., United States. National Drug Policy Board--Social policy

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...plans to announce his drug policy in February, will make clear...Office of National Drug Control Policy, has called for "drug reeducation...Clinton administrations antidrug policy, he repudiates the idea that...actually is involved in a drug war. "We cant make war on...Reagan and George Bush antidrug policies favoring law enforcement. With the annual impact of drugs on the economy estimated at...
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Reorienting U.S. Drug Policy: The Nature and Extent of the Illegal Drug Problems in the United States Have Fundamentally Changed during the Past Two Decades; Now Policy Needs to Change as Well

Magazine article by Jonathan P. Caulkins, Peter Reuter; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 23, Fall 2006

Subjects:

Drug dealers--Standards, Illegal drugs--Control, Illegal drugs--Statistics, Pharmaceutical policy--Interpretation and construction, United States--Health policy

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...established mass-market drugs. Thus, even assuming...considering different policy options. In particular...noticeably more serious drug problem if it kept...times, changing policies With a few exceptions...methamphetamine), the drug problem in the United...dependent on expensive drugs (cocaine, heroin...dependent on expensive drugs. This provides...justify changed policies, but U.S. drug policies have changed...
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Q: Did the Clinton Administration Drop the Ball on Drug Interdiction Policy?

Magazine article by John Mica, Kenneth E. Sharpe; Insight on the News, Vol. 12, November 4, 1996

Subjects:

Clinton, Bill--Social policy, Drug traffic--Laws, regulations, etc., Narcotics, Control of--Political aspects

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...interdiction resources resulted in drugs becoming more available, cheaper...casual use, the presidents 1995 drug-control strategy almost is...he would be "sure" to try drugs and inhale if he could. A White House drug-policy manual acknowledges that...
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U.S. Drug Policy: Failure at Home

Magazine article by Eric Sterling; Foreign Policy in Focus, Vol. 4, November 16, 1999

Subjects:

Domestic policy--Evaluation, Drug abuse--Care and treatment, Narcotics, Control of--Evaluation

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...working-class people of color. Drug use also became widespread...hopes, publicly hyped the drug epidemic and urged long prison...Nixon declared a "war" on drugs. In practice, his programs...legislation emphasized treatment for drug addicts--particularly rehabilitating...with drug problems. Current policies perpetuate Nixons military...Key Points * U.S. antidrug policy historically has been coercive...
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Latin America's Legalization Push: As Drug Violence Rages, Mexico Takes the Lead on Policy Reform

Magazine article by Christopher Moraff; The American Prospect, Vol. 20, July 2009

Subjects:

Calderon, Felipe (Mexican president)--Health policy, Drug dealing--Control, Drug traffic--Control, Legalization of narcotics--Social aspects, Marijuana--Dosage and administration, Marijuana--Laws, regulations and rules, Mexican foreign relations--Military aspects, Mexico--Health policy, Narcotics legalization--Social aspects, Narcotics--Military aspects, Narcotics--Political aspects, Presidents (Government)--Health policy, Presidents--Health policy, United States foreign relations--Military aspects

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...Tinajero, director of the drug-policy reform group Colectivo...quantities of certain drugs to be considered legal...supporters say reforming drug policy is as much about protecting...the legalization of drugs only to combat drug trafficking, which...

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Newspaper Articles on: drug policy

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A Productive Year for the Office of National Drug Control Policy

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 31, 1998

Subjects:

United States. Office of National Drug Control Policy

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...productive year for the Office of National Drug Control Policy Your Dec. 26 editorial "Not much of a turning drug tide" identified a severe problem...MCCAFFREY Director Office of National Drug Control Policy Washington
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PAY TO GET ADDICTS TO KICK THEIR DRUG HABIT; Current Policy a 'Failure'

Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), June 19, 2011

Subjects:

Drug abuse, Pharmaceutical policy

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...KICK THEIR DRUG HABIT; Current Policy a Failure. Byline: VINCENT...be paid by results in helping drug users beat their addiction...to cut the rising number of drug-related deaths. Her report...doctors, pharmacists and drug workers for their success rate in getting addicts off drugs. She adds: "This approach...
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Schools' Drug Policy Details Still Up in the Air

Newspaper article by Corrinne Hess; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 7, 2006

Subjects:

Drug testing, Mandatory drug testing

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Schools Drug Policy Details Still Up in...But after presenting that policy to the board Thursday, Bylsma...board. Under the proposed policy, a student athlete would be...his committee and change the policy to read that if a student has...change its student drug testing policies after the district was awarded...
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Drug Testing Gains Acceptance; Labor Survey Finds 46 Percent of Workers Favor Pre-Hire Policy

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 16, 2007

Subjects:

Drug testing--Reports, Employee attitudes--Reports, Employees--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Employees--Reports, Employers--Drug testing, Employers--Reports, Employers--Statistics, Employers--Surveys, Mandatory drug testing--Reports, Workers--Drug testing, Workers--Reports, Workers--Statistics, Workers--Surveys

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of Workers Favor Pre-Hire Policy. Byline: Gregory Lopes...accepting employer drug-testing policies, according to a new Department...results,16.4 million illicit drug users and about 15 million...full-time jobs. Illicit drug use is defined in the survey...cocaine, heroin or prescription drugs used non-medically. But...said Elena Carr, drug-policy coordinator at the Department...
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Patients Abusing Free Drug Policies

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 5, 2007

Subjects:

Drug abuse, Magnesium hydroxide, Nonprescription drugs, Prescription writing

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Patients Abusing Free Drug Policies. Byline: By Madeleine Brindley...As part of the landmark policy, patients are continuing...187 worth of prescription drugs last year. And the number...on the effectiveness of the policy. "We need to weigh up the...needing over-the-counter drugs, which are medications that...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: drug policy

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Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Office of National Drug Control Policy. Its director, often referred to as the drug "czar," is responsible for coordinating national drug control policy. Bibliography See H. Abadinsky, Drug Abuse (1989); H. T. Milhorn...Smoke and Mirrors: The War on Drugs and the Politics of Failure...
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Marijuana

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...MARIJUANA or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering...the most commonly used drugs in the world, following...parts of the world, and drug preparations vary widely...not act to weaken UN policies, which are opposed to...National Drug Control Policy has opposed legalization...medicinal use of the drug. History of Marijuana...Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs) sought to portray marijuana...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...were the increase of drug use, especially among...supporter of Johnsons policies, as the Democratic...continue Nixons foreign policy, particularly the improvement...attempted to formulate new policies to stem the ever-increasing...continuation of Reagans policies and in foreign affairs...to stand trial for drug trafficking (see Panama...
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Colombia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...criminal activities such as drug-trafficking would end, and...paramilitaries, who were used to fight drug cartels and leftist rebels...paramilitaries, the rebels, and the drug dealers continued during the...Colombia: Economic Development and Policy under Changing Conditions...
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Roosevelt, Theodore

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act. A firm believer in conservation...President enunciated a new U.S. policy that would forestall such action...S. customs receiver. This policy aroused great indignation in...Canal was begun. Roosevelts policy in Latin America prepared the...retirement, Roosevelt denounced the policies of Wilson whose attempt to...

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