Titre : | The social impact of drugs and the war on drugs. The social construction of drug scares |
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Auteurs : | C. REINARMAN |
Type de document : | Chapitre |
Année de publication : | 2010 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-19-973929-5 |
Format : | 80-89 |
Note générale : | Reprinted from C. Reinarman, "The social impact of drugs and the war on drugs: the social construction of drug scares." In: The war on drugs: addicted to failure, recommendations of the Los Angeles Citizens' commission on U.S. drug policy, 1999, p. 58-79. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés HISTOIRE ; CULTUREL ; POLITIQUE |
Résumé : | In this article, Craig Reinarman describes historical and contemporary drug scares in the United States. These scares, which have targeted opium, alcohol, LSD, and more recently crack cocaine, have much in common. According to the author, drug scares are created or constructed by powerful people who are threatened by the traits of people who use drugs. He links drug scares to racism and class bias. Drug scares, in turn, influence drug policy, so that policies are misguided. Reinarman suggests that drug scares occur far more often in the United States than elsewhere. |
Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Cote : | L00464-C |
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