By
Michael Lyman, Columbia College
Description
This work focuses on the many critical areas of America’s drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decisionmaking within this
complex and multi-disciplinary field. Broken into three sections: Understanding the Problem, Gangs and Drugs, and Fighting Back, topics
covered include the business of drugs and the role of organized crime in the drug trade, drug legalization and decriminalization, legal
and law enforcement strategies, an analysis of the socialization process of drug use and abuse, and a historical discussion of drug abuse
that puts the contemporary drug problem into perspective.
