An Analytic Assessment Of U.S. Drug Policy

by Boyum, David

• ISBN13: 9780844741918
• ISBN10: 0844741914
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-18
• Publisher: Aei Pr

Summary

This book concludes that America's drug policy should be reoriented in several ways to be more effective.

Author Biography

Peter Reuter is a professor at the University of Maryland and a senior economist in the Drug Policy Research Center at RAND.

Table of Contents

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS	vii
FOREWORD,
Christopher DeMuth	ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xi
INTRODUCTION	1	(4)
1. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT	5	(9)
State and Local Policy	9	(1)
Objectives of U.S. Drug Policy	10	(2)
Supply Reduction vs. Demand Reduction	12	(2)
2. AMERICA'S DRUG PROBLEMS	14	(22)
Overview	14	(1)
Drug Use	15	(11)
Consequences of Drug Use	26	(10)
3. CURRENT POLICIES	36	(34)
Overview	36	(1)
The Dynamics of the Drug-Control Budget	37	(8)
Enforcement	45	(12)
Treatment	57	(9)
Prevention	66	(4)
4. POLICY EFFECTIVENESS	70	(23)
Standards of Effectiveness	70	(1)
Enforcement Effectiveness	70	(2)
Source-Country Control	72	(2)
Interdiction	74	(3)
Domestic Enforcement	77	(4)
User Sanctions	81	(2)
Treatment Effectiveness	83	(6)
Prevention Effectiveness	89	(4)
5. POLICY REFORM	93	(10)
Domestic Enforcement	94	(5)
Demand-Side Programs	99	(1)
Targeting Heavy Users	100	(1)
Harm Reduction	101	(1)
Shifting the Burden of Proof	102	(1)
NOTES	103	(8)
REFERENCES	111	(14)
INDEX	125	(8)
ABOUT THE AUTHORS	133