Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control, Eighth Edition, focuses on the many
critical areas of America's drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decision-making …

Surveys administered to high school students, studies carried out on jail and prison inmates,
and interviews conducted with substance abusers undergoing treatment all point to the …

Why are we so concerned about drugs and crime? Is the relationship between drug-taking
and criminal behaviour as straightforward as it is sometimes made to appear? What should …

The first chapter provides an overview of the evolution of drug abuse in the US from the early
18th Century to the present, emphasizing the social and cultural events that shaped the …

The first chapter offers an introduction to drug abuse, dealing with moral issues, estimates of
the drug abuse problem, the link between drugs and crime, and drug lifestyles and …

While there have always been norms and customs around the use of drugs, explicit public
policies--regulations, taxes, and prohibitions--designed to control drug abuse are a more …

This book presents a comprehensive examination of the drug control policy process in the
United States. How are policy choices identified, debated and selected? How are the …

Taking a multidisciplinary perspective (including public health, sociology, criminology, and
political science amongst others) and using examples from across the globe, this book …

The book uses a case study approach to examine the effects of drug use on society.
Examples are provided of how drug law enforcement efforts have gotten out of control …

" Bennett and Holloway'sUnderstanding Drugs, Alcohol, and Crimeisthe best, most up-to-
date and comprehensive examination for theUnited Kingdom of interactions among drugs …