Blowing Smoke

Blowing Smoke
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781442215146
ISBN-13 : 1442215143
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Book Synopsis Blowing Smoke by : Michael J. Reznicek

Download or read book Blowing Smoke written by Michael J. Reznicek and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blowing Smoke argues that we are losing the drug war because of our devotion to the disease model of substance abuse. That model has become the driving force for our two main strategies in the war: prohibition laws and drug rehab. The book traces the history and science behind each to show how they paradoxically enable drug use.


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