Legalize It? A Bulletin from the War on Drugs. Erich Goode.
by Goode, Erich; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 75Health. Publisher: Contexts, 2004ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Drug abuse | Drug legalization | Drugs -- Economic aspects | Drugs -- Law and legislation | Marijuana -- Government policy | Narcotics -- Control ofDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The explosion of crack cocaine use in the mid-1980s set off a fierce debate in the United States. In the midst of calls to crack down on drug users and suppliers, a formerly politically unpalatable proposal emerged: drug legalization. Advocates argue that enforcing the drug laws has fattened the wallets of drug gangs, increased drug-related violence, corrupted law enforcement, dissuaded drug abusers from seeking medical help, and in the end failed to deter drug use. It is time, these critics claim, to legalize illicit drugs, stop arresting drug users and focus entirely on treatment." (CONTEXTS) This article debates the pros and cons of drug legalization, and examines harm reduction strategies as an alternative to legalization.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Legalize It? A Bulletin from the War on Drugs, Summer 2004; pp. 19-25.
"The explosion of crack cocaine use in the mid-1980s set off a fierce debate in the United States. In the midst of calls to crack down on drug users and suppliers, a formerly politically unpalatable proposal emerged: drug legalization. Advocates argue that enforcing the drug laws has fattened the wallets of drug gangs, increased drug-related violence, corrupted law enforcement, dissuaded drug abusers from seeking medical help, and in the end failed to deter drug use. It is time, these critics claim, to legalize illicit drugs, stop arresting drug users and focus entirely on treatment." (CONTEXTS) This article debates the pros and cons of drug legalization, and examines harm reduction strategies as an alternative to legalization.
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