Detailed Contents
About the Editors
Chapter 1 War Songs
Preface
The President Tells A White Lie About Crack, George Bush
First, Get The Casual Users, Office of National Drug Control Strategy
The Drug Czar Tells Off The Intellectuals William J. Bennett
Last Year's Hopeless Cause Is This Year's Opportunity For Victory William J. Bennett
Chapter 2 The Drug War is Fundamentally Unsound
Introduction
The Conceptual Base Of Drug Prohibition Is Flawed George P. Shultz
The Solution Becomes The Problem Ethan Nadelmann
The Important Thing About A Holy War Is To Fight It Not To Win It Arnold S. Trebach and Kevin B. Zeese
Ignoring The Lessons Of Drug Wars Past Kevin B. Zeese
Ignoring The Great Commission Reports Arnold S. Trebach
The Whole Deal Is As Shabby As The Trick With The Bag Of Cocaine Lewis H. Lapham
Mr. Butts Runs Into An Old Friend G. B. Trudeau
Chapter 3 The Dutch Do It Better
Introduction
The U.S. Ambassador Tells The Truth About Holland! John Shad
The Pragmatic Strategies Of The Dutch "Drug Czar" Eddy L Engelsman
Their Spirit Of Moderation And Experimentation Is Unmatched Arnold S. Trebach
Chapter 4 Crack: A Disaster of Historic Dimensions?
Introduction
Crack: Crime, Blood, And Monster Mothers A.M. Rosenthal
The Plague Among Us Arnold S. Trebach
Women And Crack: What's The Real Story? Marsha Rosenbaum, Sheigia Murphy, Jeanette Irwin, and Lynn Watson
How Many Crack Babies? Dale Gieringer
Prohibition May Be More Toxic Than Crack Paul Goldstein, Henry H. Brownstein, PatrickJ. Ryan and Patrick A. Bellucci
It's Not All It's Cracked Up To Be Jefferson Morley
Chapter 5 The Denial of Medical Marijuana to Sick People
Introduction
A Harvard Medical School Professor Tells About His Son Who Suffered From Cancer Lester Grinspoon
A Michigan Mother Tells About Her Two Sons Who Suffered From Cancer Mae Nutt
Their Government Tells Them All To Get Lost John Lawn
Politics Is The Real Issue Jim Hankins
How Cancer And AIDS Patients Suffer At The Hands Of The DEA Robert Randall
Chapter 6 Why Make Narcotic Addicts Suffer?
Introduction
Milton Polansky: We Pronounced His Death Sentence Arnold S. Trebach
My Father's Life Was Redeemed In This Writing Lisa Polansky
I Feel That I Am A Responsible Person Lawrence Cushing
Barbra: I Don't Understand. Why Do I Have To Do This? D. Keith Mano
Chapter 7 Forcing People To Face Death From AIDS
Introduction
Needles And The Conscience Of A Nation Edward M Brecher
AIDS: We Have No Strategy. No Program. No Policy. Cherni Gillman
Dead People Can't Get Into Drug Treatment Dukey Consuelo Davidson
Bravery In Australia Alex Wodak
Compassion And Success In Liverpool — The Mersey Harm Reduction Model Today Pat O'Hare
When They Visit New York They Say They Want to Cry Arnold S. Trebach
Chapter 8 Why Make Criminals of Marijuana Users?
Introduction
Let Us Not Punish The Millions Who Choose A Different Path Marvin D. Miller
Marijuana Enhances The Lives Of Some People Lester Grinspoon
Chapter 9 Imprisoning Our Children To Save Them From Drugs
Introduction
Arrest (Even Lobotomize) My Child Arnold S. Trebach
Straight Rides Over Kids Again... And Some Say They Love It Skip Hollandsworth
Chapter 10 The Soldier's Bayonet and the Headman's Axe
Introduction
It Is Becoming A Real War Kevin B. Zeese
When Will We Learn The Lesson Of Ayatollah Khalkhali? Arnold S. Trebach
Keep The Troops In The Barracks Jonathan Marshall
Overkill In Panama Tom Wicker
Waging War On America's Poor Kevin B. Zeese
Rural Citizens Under The Guns And Helicopters Ronald M. Sinoway
Chapter 11 The Growing Army of Dissenters
Introduction
The Mayor Of Baltimore Continues His Challenge Kurt L Schmoke
A Federal Judge Enlists Robert W Sweet
The Anger Of A Retired Chief Detective Ralph F. Salerno
The Despair Of The Foot Soldiers Arthur McBride and John T. Shuler
The American People Are Starting To Question The Drug War Richard J. Dennis
Chapter 12 Winding Down the War On Drugs
Introduction
The Expert Report That The California Government Tried To Suppress California Research Advisory Panel
References
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