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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Boyum; Peter Reuter |
| ISBN: | 9780844741918 0844741914 |
| OCLC Number: | 57344292 |
| Description: | xi, 133 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Historical development -- State and local policy -- Objectives of U.S. drug policy -- Supply reduction vs. demand reduction -- 2. America's drug problems -- Overview -- Drug use -- Consequences of drug use -- 3. Current policy -- Overview -- The dynamics of the drug-control budget -- Enforcement -- Treatment -- Prevention -- 4. Policy effectiveness -- Standards of effectiveness -- Enforcement effectiveness -- Source-country control -- Interdiction -- Domestic enforcement -- User sanctions -- Treatment effectiveness -- Prevention effectiveness -- 5. Policy reform -- Domestic enforcement -- Demand-side programs -- Targeting heavy users -- Harm reduction -- Shifting the burden of proof. |
| Series Title: | Evaluative studies |
| Responsibility: | David Boyum, Peter Reuter. |
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- Drug abuse -- Government policy -- United States.
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- Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention.
- Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Government policy -- United States.
- Substance-Related Disorders -- prevention & control -- United States.
- Drug and Narcotic Control -- United States.
- Public Policy -- United States.
- Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy -- United States.
