A01=Paula Mallea
addiction
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Paula Mallea
automatic-update
Canadian
cartels
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=JBFN2
Category=JFFH1
cocaine
COP=Canada
decriminalization
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
deterrence
drugs
economics
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
Eric Holder
exchanges
gangs
grow-ops
health
heroin
illegal drugs
incarceration
InSite
international
Language_English
laws
legalization
mafia
mandatory
marijuana
medical
minimum sentences
needle
outlier
overdose
PA=Available
policy
Price_€10 to €20
prison
PS=Active
public
safe injection
softlaunch
Stephen Harper
trafficking
United Nations
violence
Product details
- ISBN 9781459722897
- Weight: 418g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 04 Sep 2014
- Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
A criminal prosecutor discusses the illegal drug trade and the failure of the so-called “War on Drugs” to stop it.
In 1971, President Richard Nixon coined the term “War on Drugs.” His campaign to eradicate illegal drug use was picked up by the media and championed by succeeding presidents, including Reagan. Canada was a willing ally in this “war,” and is currently cracking down on drug offences at a time when even the U.S. is beginning to climb down from its reliance on incarceration.
Elsewhere in the world, there has been a sea change. The Global Commission on Drug Policy, including international luminaries like Kofi Annan, declared that the War on Drugs “has not, and cannot, be won.” Former heads of state and drug warriors have come out in favour of this perspective. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton agree with legions of public health officials, scientists, politicians, and police officers that a new approach is essential.
Paula Mallea, in The War on Drugs, approaches this issue from a variety of points of view, offering insight into the history of drug use and abuse in the twentieth century; the pharmacology of illegal drugs; the economy of the illegal drug trade; and the complete lack of success that the war on drugs has had on drug cartels and the drug supply. She also looks ahead and discusses what can and is being done in Canada, the U.S., and the rest of the world to move on from the “war” and find better ways to address the issue of illegal drugs and their distribution, use, and abuse.
In 1971, President Richard Nixon coined the term “War on Drugs.” His campaign to eradicate illegal drug use was picked up by the media and championed by succeeding presidents, including Reagan. Canada was a willing ally in this “war,” and is currently cracking down on drug offences at a time when even the U.S. is beginning to climb down from its reliance on incarceration.
Elsewhere in the world, there has been a sea change. The Global Commission on Drug Policy, including international luminaries like Kofi Annan, declared that the War on Drugs “has not, and cannot, be won.” Former heads of state and drug warriors have come out in favour of this perspective. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton agree with legions of public health officials, scientists, politicians, and police officers that a new approach is essential.
Paula Mallea, in The War on Drugs, approaches this issue from a variety of points of view, offering insight into the history of drug use and abuse in the twentieth century; the pharmacology of illegal drugs; the economy of the illegal drug trade; and the complete lack of success that the war on drugs has had on drug cartels and the drug supply. She also looks ahead and discusses what can and is being done in Canada, the U.S., and the rest of the world to move on from the “war” and find better ways to address the issue of illegal drugs and their distribution, use, and abuse.
Paula Mallea has degrees from Queen's University in Canadian Literature (M.A.), Canadian History (M.A.), and Law (LL.B). She was called to the Bars of Upper Canada and Manitoba, and practiced criminal law for five years in Toronto, Kingston and Brandon. She is the author of five books as well as the recipient of a human rights achievement award. Paula lives on Manitoulin Island.
