Illicit Drug Policies, Trafficking, And Use The World Over

by Roman, Caterina Gouvis; Ahn-Redding, Heather; Simon, Rita J.

ISBN13:
9780739109984
ISBN10:
0739109987
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2005-04-25
Publisher: Lexington Books
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Summary

Focusing specifically on cannabis, cocaine, and heroin, the contributors to this volume present a brief history and analysis of the current laws and policies regarding illicit drugs--widely considered to be a growing international health threat--in 25 different countries. Illicit Drug Policies, Trafficking, and Use the World Over provides a wide breadth of valuable data and analysis for both scholars and students of this seemingly intractable social, legal, and political problem.

Author Biography

Caterina Gouvis Roman is a Senior Research Associate in the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute.

List of Tables

vii

Preface

Acknowledgments

xiii

Part I

(18)

1 Introduction

(4)

2 The Definition of Drug Use

(8)

3 Drugs Today

(4)

Part II North America

(38)

4 United States

(14)

5 Canada

(12)

6 Mexico

(10)

Part III Central and South America

(26)

7 Brazil

(6)

8 Colombia

(10)

9 Costa Rica

(6)

Part IV Western Europe

(40)

10 Great Britain

(12)

11 France

(6)

12 Italy

103

(6)

13 Spain

109

(6)

14 The Netherlands

115

(8)

Part V Eastern Europe

123

(28)

15 Russia

125

(8)

16 Poland

133

(4)

17 Bulgaria

137

(6)

18 Slovak Republic

143

(8)

Part VI Middle East

151

(12)

19 Iran

153

(4)

20 Israel

157

(6)

Part VII Asia

163

(30)

21 China

165

(6)

22 Japan

171

(8)

23 India

179

(8)

24 Thailand

187

(6)

Part VIII Africa

193

(16)

25 South Africa

195

(8)

26 Nigeria

203

(6)

Part IX The Pacific

209

(10)

27 Australia

211

(8)

Part X

219

(6)

28 Concluding Remarks

221

(4)

Index

225

(16)

About the Authors

241

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