drug control

Contains essays that provide a variety of perspectives on drug legalization, debating issues of the drug problem including the War on Drugs, drug prohibition versus drug decriminalization, the impact of drug legalization on society, and whether public policy on drugs should be reformed.

"Norotrious Mexican drug trafficker Joaqui?n Guzma?n Loera, "El Chapo", was named Public Enemy Number One in 2013 by the city of Chicago. El Chapo's operations were the most powerful in Mexico. He spent several stints in various Mexican prisons, often treated like a king, eventually escaping in a laundry cart. He is considered to have been one of the most powerful drug traffickers in the world"--Back cover.

"Tobacco use is the world's leading preventable cause of death. This title explores the history of tobacco, its effects on the body, government policies toward it, and ways that users can quit"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores the history of steroids, their effects on the body, the laws and policies surrounding them, and their impact on society"--Provided by publisher.

"Used medically, prescription and over-the-counter drugs can relieve pain, ease symptoms of diseases, and treat disorders. When abused, these drugs can be dangerous and even deadly. This title explores how prescription and over-the-counter drugs affect the body, the laws surrounding these drugs, and their impact on society"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores how marijuana affects the body, the laws and policies surrounding it, and the debate around its legalization"--Provided by publisher.

"When people accept drugs from strangers at clubs or parties, they have no idea what is really in those pills. This title explores how club drugs affect the body, the laws surrounding them, how they affect society, and the ways people can prevent abuse of these drugs"--Provided by publisher.

"'My job is to go to places where people die. I pack my bags, talk to the survivors, write my stories, then go home to wait for the next catastrophe. I don't wait very long.' Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that forged a new future for the Philippines. Three decades later, in the face of mounting inequality, the nation discovered the fragility of its democratic institutions under the regime of strongman Rodrigo Duterte. [This book is the author's] meticulously reported and deeply human chronicle of the Philippines' drug war and Duterte's assault on the country's struggling democracy. For six years, [the author] had the distinctive beat of chronicling the killings carried out by police and vigilantes in the name of Duterte's war on drugs - a war that has led to the slaughter of thousands - immersing herself in the world of killers and survivors and capturing the atmosphere of fear created when an elected president decides that some lives are worth less than others"--Provided by publisher.

"Combining a unique visual approach with carefully constructed narrative text, this entry in the Big Idea series provides a survey of the history of drug use, a review of the impact of the War on Drugs, an appraisal of the effects of legal versus illegal drugs, and an evaluation of the impact of the decriminalization of drugs"-- Provided by publisher.

A collection of articles that examines the issue of drug trafficking and details the crimes of drug kingpins.