Illegal drugs / [print] Charles P. Cozic, book editor. - San Diego, California : Greenhaven Press, (c)1998. - 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Current controversies .



More children are using drugs The youth drug problem is greater than reported Marijuana is teenagers' drug of choice Methamphetamine use is spreading There is no youth marijuana crisis Marijuana use does not lead to harder drugs The heroin abuse problem is exaggerated A "Crack Baby" crisis does not exit Federal arrestees should be tested for drugs Workplace drug testing is ineffective and unfair Random drug tests do not ensure a drug-free workplace Drug testing of Federal arrestees is unconstitutional The D.A.R.E. program is effective Prison drug treatment programs are effective Cocaine treatment programs are effective Methadone is an effective treatment for heroin addiciton Drug treatment programs are often ineffective Classroom drug education has been a failure Illegal drugs should be legalized Legalizing drugs would reduce crime Proposals to legalize drugs merit consideration Marijuana should be legalized Illegal drugs should not be legalized Legalizing drugs would increase violent crime Legalizing drugs would increase drug use Arguments for legalizing drugs are specious by Partnership for a Drug-Free America by National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse Christopher S. Wren Daniel Sneider Paul Armentano by Lynn Zimmer and John P. Morgan Jack Shafer Lille Wilson. Drug testing improves the workplace by Mark A. de Bernardo by Bill Clinton and Janet Reno by AMerican Civil Liberties Union by National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Joseph F. Donnermeyer and G. Howard Phillips by Dan Weikel by RAND Corporation by Jennifer McNeely. The D.A.R.E. program has been ineffective by James Bovard by William J. Bennett and John P. Walters by Phyllis Schlafly Walter Wink by Steven B. Duke by Fred Reed by Matt McGrath by Theodore Dalrymple by James A. Inciardi and Christine A. Saum by Mortimer B. Zuckerman by Joseph A. Califano Jr.



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