Drugs

An overview of drugs and society. Topics addressed include: the debate over prohibition versus legalization; drug and dance cultures; drug use amongst young women; images of "race" and drugs; the strategy of policing drugs and controlling drug users; and drug control and sport.
This authoritative overview of drugs and society today examines: whether a process of normalization' of drugs and drug use is under way; the debate over prohibition versus legislation;drugs' and users' asother' or dangerous'; drugs and dance cultures; drug use among young women; images ofrace' and drugs; medical responses to drugs; policing strategies and controlling drug users; drug control and sport; and the question of prohibition versus liberalization.