Lies, damned lies, and drug war statistics : a critical analysis of claims made by the office of National Drug Control Policy
by
 
Robinson, Matthew B.

Title
Lies, damned lies, and drug war statistics : a critical analysis of claims made by the office of National Drug Control Policy

Author
Robinson, Matthew B.

ISBN
9780791469750
 
9780791469767

Personal Author
Robinson, Matthew B.

Publication Information
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Physical Description
xviii, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents
Introduction -- About America's drug war -- Methodology -- Claims of success in reducing drug use -- Claims of success in healing America's drug users and disrupting drug markets -- Costs of the drug war -- A fair assessment of America's drug war -- Conclusions and policy recommendations.

Corporate Subject
United States. Office of National Drug Control Policy

Subject Term
Drug control -- United States.
 
Drug control -- United States -- Statistics.
 
Drug abuse -- Government policy -- United States.
 
Drug abuse -- United States -- Statistics.

Added Author
Scherlen, Renee G., 1962-

Electronic Access
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip069/2006007115.html


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