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BL
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967174
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b721544
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| Main Entry
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Boyum, David.
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| Title & Author
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An analytic assessment of U.S. drug policy /\ David Boyum, Peter Reuter.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: AEI Press,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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AEI evaluative studies
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xi, 133 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0844741914
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: 9780844741918
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-123) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Historical development -- State and local policy -- Objectives of U.S. drug policy -- Supply reduction vs. demand reduction -- 2. America's drug problems -- Overview -- Drug use -- Consequences of drug use -- 3. Current policy -- Overview -- The dynamics of the drug-control budget -- Enforcement -- Treatment -- Prevention -- 4. Policy effectiveness -- Standards of effectiveness -- Enforcement effectiveness -- Source-country control -- Interdiction -- Domestic enforcement -- User sanctions -- Treatment effectiveness -- Prevention effectiveness -- 5. Policy reform -- Domestic enforcement -- Demand-side programs -- Targeting heavy users -- Harm reduction -- Shifting the burden of proof.
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| Abstract
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"In this book, David Boyum and Peter Reuter provide an assessment of how well the massive investment of tax dollars and government authority is working. Using a market framework, the book discusses the nature and effectiveness of efforts to tackle the nation's drug problems. Drug policy has become increasingly punitive, with the number of drug offenders in jail and prison growing tenfold between 1980 and 2003. Nevertheless, there is strikingly little evidence that tougher law enforcement can materially reduce drug use. By contrast, drug treatment services remain in short supply, even though research indicates that treatment expenditures easily pay for themselves in terms of reduced crime and improved productivity."--Jacket.
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Drug abuse-- Government policy-- United States.
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Drug abuse-- Treatment-- Government policy-- United States.
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Drug abuse-- United States-- Prevention.
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Drug control-- United States.
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Drug abuse-- Government policy.
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Drug abuse-- Prevention.
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Drug abuse-- Treatment-- Government policy.
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Drug control.
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Drogenabhängiger.
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Drogenpolitik.
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Substance-Related Disorders-- prevention control.
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Drug and Narcotic Control.
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Public Policy.
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Substance-Related Disorders-- therapy.
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United States.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.29/1561/0973
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| LC Classification
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HV5825.B696 2005
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2008 M-887
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WM 270B793a 2005
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| Added Entry
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Reuter, Peter,1944-
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