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A criminal prosecutor discusses the illegal drug trade and the failure of the so-called "War on Drugs" to stop it.

In 1971, President Richard Nixon coined the term "War on Drugs." His campaign to eradicate illegal drug use was picked up by the media and championed by succeeding presidents, including Reagan. Canada was a willing ally in this "war," and is currently cracking down on drug offences at a time when even the U.S. is beginning to climb down from its reliance on incarceration.

Elsewhere in the world, there has been a sea change. The Global Commission on Drug Policy, including international luminaries like Kofi Annan, declared that the War on Drugs "has not, and cannot, be won." Former heads of state and drug warriors have come out in favour of this perspective. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton agree with legions of public health officials, scientists, politicians, and police officers that a new approach is essential.

Paula Mallea, in The War on Drugs, approaches this issue from a variety of points of view, offering insight into the history of drug use and abuse in the twentieth century; the pharmacology of illegal drugs; the economy of the illegal drug trade; and the complete lack of success that the war on drugs has had on drug cartels and the drug supply. She also looks ahead and discusses what can and is being done in Canada, the U.S., and the rest of the world to move on from the "war" and find better ways to address the issue of illegal drugs and their distribution, use, and abuse.

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  • Title The War on Drugs: A Failed Experiment
  • Author Paula Mallea
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dundurn Press, Toronto, 0ntario
  • Publication date 2014-07-22
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781459722897 / 1459722892
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects Drug abuse - History, Drug traffic - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013464332
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.45

About the author

Paula Mallea has degrees from Queen's University in Canadian Literature (M.A.), Canadian History (M.A.), and Law (LL.B). She was called to the Bars of Upper Canada and Manitoba, and practiced criminal law for five years in Toronto, Kingston and Brandon. She is the author of five books as well as the recipient of a human rights achievement award. Paula lives on Manitoulin Island.

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