Drug Control in a Free Society

ISBN-13: 9780521357722 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 188 str.

James B. Bakalar; Lester Grinspoon;Bakalar Grinspoon

Opis

Virtually all known human groups have devised and regularly used techniques for altering consciousness, among which alcohol and drugs are prominent. The authors offer a provocative analysis of the philosophical, sociological, and historical background of the attempt to control consciousness-altering drugs in modern industrial societies. In considering the right of individuals to diversify and enrich their experience versus the obligations of government to protect their citizens, they enable readers to step back for a moment and examine alternative ways of looking at what is usually called the drug problem.

Recenzje

' … thoroughly thought-out, well-written and tightly constructed … essay, integrated and wide-ranging. The authors have mastered the vast literature on drugs, drug abuse, and the impact of alternative drug control strategies … a valuable introduction to the literature and issues on drug control for social scientists, philosophers, policy analysts, medical professionals, and up-scale lay readers.' Franklin E. Zimring

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Questions of risk and liberty; 2. The meanings of addiction and dependence; 3. The historical direction of drug policy; 4. Varieties of drug control; 5. Solution or dissolution of the drug problem? Bibliography; Index.