Drug Abuse

by Roleff Tamara, L.

• ISBN13: 9780737722277
• ISBN10: 0737722274
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-08
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

Over 19 million Americans use illegal drugs, costing the nation billions of dollars every year and leading to untold suffering. In this anthology authors debate various issues related to drug abuse, including the causes of abuse and addiction, drug legalization, and the effectiveness of the war on drugs, drug testing, and drug treatment and education programs.

Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?	9	(3)
Introduction	12	(4)
Are Illicit Drugs Harmful?
Chapter Preface	16	(2)
Marijuana Is Harmful	18	(5)
John P. Walters
The Harmful Effects of Marijuana Use Are Exaggerated	23	(4)
Clarence Page
Ecstasy Is Harmful	27	(5)
Frederick V. Malmstrom
Researchers Exaggerate the Dangers Associated with Ecstasy Use	32	(7)
Jon Cole
Harry Sumnall
Charles Grob
Heroin Is Addictive	39	(51)
Heroin Users Do Not Always Become Addicted	46	(9)
Jacob Sullum
Steroids Are Dangerous	55	(5)
Steven Ungerleider
Steroids Are Not as Dangerous as Many Experts Claim	60	(8)
Ronald Bailey
Periodical Bibliography	64	(2)
What Causes Drug Abuse and Addiction?
Chapter Preface	66	(2)
Addiction Is a Brain Disease	68	(10)
Alan I. Leshner
Addiction Is Not a Brain Disease	78	(8)
Jeffrey A. Schaler
Marijuana Use Leads to the Use of Other Drugs	86	(4)
Jim McDonough
Marijuana Use May Not Lead to the Use of Other Drugs	90	(35)
Periodical Bibliography	95	(2)
Should Drug Testing Be Used?
Chapter Preface	97	(2)
Testing Students for Drug Use Is Reasonable	99	(7)
Clarence Thomas
Testing Students for Drug Use Is Unreasonable	106	(5)
Richard Glen Boire
Testing Pregnant Women for Drug Abuse Is Constitutional	111	(8)
Antonin Scalia
William Rehnquist
Clarence Thomas
Testing Pregnant Women for Drug Abuse Is Discriminatory	119	(6)
Lawrence O. Gostin
Workplace Testing Reduces Drug Use	125	(83)
Workplace Testing Has Not Been Proven to Reduce Drug Use	136	(13)
Jacob Sullum
Periodical Bibliography	145	(2)
How Can Drug Abuse Be Reduced?
Chapter Preface	147	(2)
The War on Drugs Reduces Drug Abuse	149	(8)
Asa Hutchinson
The War on Drugs Does Not Reduce Drug Abuse	157	(8)
Sanho Tree
Illicit Drugs Should Be Legalized	165	(8)
Gary E. Johnson
Illicit Drugs Should Not Be Legalized	173	(5)
John P. Walters
Drug Education Programs Can Reduce Drug Abuse	178	(6)
Drug Education Programs Are Ineffective	184	(5)
Ryan H. Sager
Twelve-Step Treatment Programs Can Reduce Drug Abuse	189	(9)
Gene Hawes
Anderson Hawes
Most Twelve-Step Treatment Programs Are Ineffective at Reducing Drug Abuse	198	(10)
James DeSena
Periodical Bibliography	207	(1)
For Further Discussion	208	(2)
Organizations to Contact	210	(6)
Bibliography of Books	216	(2)
Index	218