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Acknowledgements; About the author; Introduction; Governing mentalities; Expertise ; Technologies of power ; A feminist sociological perspective ; A comparative approach; Outline of the book; Part One ; 1. Research context; Baby vessels and bad mothers; Psychopathological and emotionally disturbed women; Polluted and polluting women ; Passive dependents or emancipated lawbreakers? ; Rational agents ; 2. Political context ; History of prohibition; Punitive regulation; Neoliberalism, freedom and disordered production

A diverse collection of readings from scholarly journals, government reports, think tank studies, newspapers, and books that offers a comprehensive look at the drug debate. With each section featuring opposing articles written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields, the book offers a concise view of the many divergent viewpoints surrounding drug policy in America.

Challenging popular misconceptions of female users, this book is the first to examine how female drug user's identities, and hence their experiences, are shaped by drug policies.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Global Drug Phenomenon: Lessons from History and Future Challenges -- 2 U.S. Narcotics Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century: An Analytical Overview -- 3 U.S. Foreign Policy and International Narcotics Control: Challenges and Opportunities in the 1990s and Beyond -- 4 International Drug Policy and the U.S. Congress -- 5 The Role of Law Enforcement -- 6 The Role of the Military -- 7 The Role of Economic Development: Policy Options for Increased Peasant Participation in Peru and Bolivia -- 8 World-Wide and Regional Anti-Drug Programs -- 9 Drugs in Post-Communist Societies -- 10 The Limits and Consequences of U.S. Foreign Drug Control Efforts -- About the Contributors -- About the Book.

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- Part I Introduction and Background -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Determinants and Consequences of Drug Use -- Part II Data for Monitoring the Nation's Drug Problems -- 3 Data Needs for Monitoring Drug Problems -- 4 Drug Data Organization -- Part III Research for Drug Policy -- 5 Supply-Reduction Policy -- 6 Sanctions Against Users of Illegal Drugs -- 7 Preventing Drug Use -- 8 Treatment of Drug Users -- 9 Final Thoughts: Unfinished Business -- Appendix A Characteristics of STRIDE Cocaine Data -- Appendix B Data Sources -- Appendix C Phase I Report Executive Summary -- Appendix D How Do Response Problems Affect Survey Measurement of Trends in Drug Use? -- Appendix E Linking Treatment to Punishment: An Evaluation of Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System -- Appendix F Biographical Sketches -- Index.