U.S. Versus Them: Challenging America's War on Drugs--U.S. Policy.... / Susan Taylor Martin.
by Martin, Susan Taylor; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 73Health. Publisher: St. Petersburg Times, 2001ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Cannabis | Drug abuse -- Treatment | Drug abuse -- Great Britain | Drug abuse -- Switzerland | Drug abuse -- Netherlands | Drug legalization -- Europe | Drug traffic | Drug traffic -- Canada | Heroin | Heroin | Heroin habit -- Treatment | Marijuana | Ecstasy (Drug) | Narcotic laws -- Netherlands | Narcotics -- Control of | Narcotic addicts -- Serivce for | Narcotics -- Control of -- Canada | Narcotics -- Control of -- Netherlands | Narcotics -- Control of -- Great Britain | Narcotics -- Control of -- Switzerland | United States -- Foreign relationsDDC classification: 050 Summary: U.S. VERSUS THEM: CHALLENGING AMERICA'S WAR ON DRUGS--U.S. POLICY NOT LIMITED TO BORDERS -- "Faced with a serious heroin problem in the 1990s, Australia considered a daring new approach: prescribing heroin to addicts who had failed to kick their habits with other forms of treatment. The idesa had shown promise in clinical trials in Switzerland, reducing drug-related crime and slowing the spread of AIDS and hepatitis. But when the United States got wind of Australia's plans, it was not at all happy." (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES) This article presents information about Australia's heroin plan and the U.S. response to this plan.Summary: U.S. VERSUS THEM: CHALLENGING AMERICA'S WAR ON DRUGS--MARIJUANA LOSES ITS APPEAL IN DUTCH 'COFFEE SHOP' CULTURE -- "It's called a 'coffee shop', but the New Millennium 2000 doesn't sell much latte or cappuccino. The big draws are hashish and marijuana." (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES) The author describes the Netherlands' approach of decriminalizing marijuana and hashish and menitons the pressure the United States puts on the nation to ban usage of even such "soft drugs.".Summary: U.S. VERSUS THEM: CHALLENGING AMERICA'S WAR ON DRUGS--HEROIN FOR... -- "Since the mid '90s, Switzerland has provided pure heroin to a small group of addicted prisoners and hundreds of other addicts who have been unable to kick their habits through more common forms of treatment. Though controversial even in Switzerland, the heroin prescription program has helped reduce drug-related crime, improve addicts' health and slow the spread of AIDS and hepatitis." (ST. PERSBURG TIMES) The author explains the Swiss philosophy of "harm reduction" to decrease "the harm that illegal drugs cause to the users themselves as well as to society as a whole" and includes the criticism received from the U.S. government, which follows a "zero tolerance" policy to eliminate illegal drug use.
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This MARC record contains three articles.
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: U.S. Versus Them: Challenging America's War on Drugs--U.S. Policy..., July 29, 2001; pp. 1A+.
Originally Published: U.S. Versus Them: Challenging America's War on Drugs--Marijuana..., July 30, 2001; pp. n.p.
Originally Published: U.S. Versus Them: Challenging Aemrica's War on Drugs--Heroin for..., July 31, 2001; pp. n.p.
U.S. VERSUS THEM: CHALLENGING AMERICA'S WAR ON DRUGS--U.S. POLICY NOT LIMITED TO BORDERS -- "Faced with a serious heroin problem in the 1990s, Australia considered a daring new approach: prescribing heroin to addicts who had failed to kick their habits with other forms of treatment. The idesa had shown promise in clinical trials in Switzerland, reducing drug-related crime and slowing the spread of AIDS and hepatitis. But when the United States got wind of Australia's plans, it was not at all happy." (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES) This article presents information about Australia's heroin plan and the U.S. response to this plan.
U.S. VERSUS THEM: CHALLENGING AMERICA'S WAR ON DRUGS--MARIJUANA LOSES ITS APPEAL IN DUTCH 'COFFEE SHOP' CULTURE -- "It's called a 'coffee shop', but the New Millennium 2000 doesn't sell much latte or cappuccino. The big draws are hashish and marijuana." (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES) The author describes the Netherlands' approach of decriminalizing marijuana and hashish and menitons the pressure the United States puts on the nation to ban usage of even such "soft drugs.".
U.S. VERSUS THEM: CHALLENGING AMERICA'S WAR ON DRUGS--HEROIN FOR... -- "Since the mid '90s, Switzerland has provided pure heroin to a small group of addicted prisoners and hundreds of other addicts who have been unable to kick their habits through more common forms of treatment. Though controversial even in Switzerland, the heroin prescription program has helped reduce drug-related crime, improve addicts' health and slow the spread of AIDS and hepatitis." (ST. PERSBURG TIMES) The author explains the Swiss philosophy of "harm reduction" to decrease "the harm that illegal drugs cause to the users themselves as well as to society as a whole" and includes the criticism received from the U.S. government, which follows a "zero tolerance" policy to eliminate illegal drug use.
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