Historique
Livre
War and drugs. The role of military conflict in the development of substance abuse
Auteur(s) :
BERGEN-CICO, D. K.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
182 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers
ISBN :
978-1-59451-895-9
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Thésaurus mots-clés
GUERRE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
HISTOIRE
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
ABUS
Note de contenu :
CONTENTS:
1. Introduction: The escalation of war and drugs in relation to one another
2. Drugs and war
3. The opium wars
4. Drugs and the U.S. Civil War
5. French Connections and the Corsican brothers
6. High Hitler: World War II
7. The Cold War was hot for the drug trade
8. Project Bluebird and MK-ULTRA
9. The Vietnam war and the blowback at home
10. Mexico's drug war
11. Drugs and the Afghan wars
12. PTSD and substance abuse among veterans of the Afghan and Iraq wars
13. Conclusion: The seven-generations cost of war
1. Introduction: The escalation of war and drugs in relation to one another
2. Drugs and war
3. The opium wars
4. Drugs and the U.S. Civil War
5. French Connections and the Corsican brothers
6. High Hitler: World War II
7. The Cold War was hot for the drug trade
8. Project Bluebird and MK-ULTRA
9. The Vietnam war and the blowback at home
10. Mexico's drug war
11. Drugs and the Afghan wars
12. PTSD and substance abuse among veterans of the Afghan and Iraq wars
13. Conclusion: The seven-generations cost of war
Résumé :
War and Drugs explores the relationship between military incursions and substance use and abuse throughout history. For centuries, drugs have been used to weaken enemies, stimulate troops to fight, and quell post-war trauma. They have also served as a source of funding for clandestine military and paramilitary activity. From the Opium Wars through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, themes of colonialism, capitalism, and anticommunism have constructed the foundation for the current crisis of international drug trafficking and addiction. In addition to offering detailed geopolitical perspectives, this book explores the intergenerational trauma that follows military conflict and the rising tide of substance abuse among veterans, especially from the Vietnam and Iraq-Afghan eras. Addiction specialist Bergen-Cico raises important questions about the past and challenges us to consider new approaches in the future - especially to that longest of U.S. wars: the erstwhile "War on Drugs."
Affiliation :
Department of Public Health and Nutrition, and Lead faculty of Addiction Studies at Syracuse University, NY, USA
Cote :
L02056