The American Disease - Origins of Narcotic Control

The American Disease is a classic study of the development of drug laws in the United States. Supporting the theory that Americans' attitudes toward drugs have followed a cyclic pattern of tolerance and restraint, author David F. Musto examines the relationz between public outcry and the creation of prohibitive drug laws from the end of the Civil War up to the present.
Originally published in 1973, and then in an expanded edition in 1987, this third edition contains a new chapter and preface that both address the renewed debate on policy and drug legislation from the end of the Reagan administration to the current Clinton administration. Here, Musto thoroughly investigates how our nation has dealt with such issues as the controversies over prevention programs and mandatory minimum sentencing, the catastrophe of the crack epidemic, the fear of a heroin revival, and the continued debate over the legalization of marijuana.

About the author

About the Author:
David F. Musto, M.D., a well-known authority on drug abuse, is Professor of Child Psychiatry and the History of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.

Summary

A study of the development of drug laws in the USA. Supporting the theory that Americans' attitudes to drugs have followed a cyclic pattern of tolerance/restraint, this text examines the relations between public outcry and the creation of prohibitive drug laws from the end of the Civil War to 1999.

Product details

• Authors: David F. Musto, Musto David F.
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1999
• EAN: 9780195125092
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512509-2
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 224 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 558 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects, Central government policies