Children of the Drug War
Children of the Drug War is a unique collection of original essays that investigates the impacts of the war on drugs on children and young people. With contributions from around the world and utilizing a wide range of styles and approaches including ethnographic studies, personal accounts and interviews, the book asks three fundamental questions:
●What have been the costs to children of the war on drugs?
●Is the protection of children from drugs a solid justification for current policies?
● What kinds of public fears and preconceptions exist in relation to drugs and the drug trade?

Four thematic sections address:
• Production and trade
• Race, class, and law enforcement
• The impact on families
• Drug use and dependence
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Children of the Drug War
Children of the Drug War is a unique collection of original essays that investigates the impacts of the war on drugs on children and young people. With contributions from around the world and utilizing a wide range of styles and approaches including ethnographic studies, personal accounts and interviews, the book asks three fundamental questions:
●What have been the costs to children of the war on drugs?
●Is the protection of children from drugs a solid justification for current policies?
● What kinds of public fears and preconceptions exist in relation to drugs and the drug trade?

Four thematic sections address:
• Production and trade
• Race, class, and law enforcement
• The impact on families
• Drug use and dependence
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Children of the Drug War

Children of the Drug War

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Children of the Drug War

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Children of the Drug War is a unique collection of original essays that investigates the impacts of the war on drugs on children and young people. With contributions from around the world and utilizing a wide range of styles and approaches including ethnographic studies, personal accounts and interviews, the book asks three fundamental questions:
●What have been the costs to children of the war on drugs?
●Is the protection of children from drugs a solid justification for current policies?
● What kinds of public fears and preconceptions exist in relation to drugs and the drug trade?

Four thematic sections address:
• Production and trade
• Race, class, and law enforcement
• The impact on families
• Drug use and dependence

Product Details

BN ID: 2940016091631
Publisher: IDEBATE Press
Publication date: 04/01/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 884 KB

About the Author

Damon Barrett is the senior human rights analyst at the London-based International Harm Reduction Association. He is also a co-founder and project director of the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy and an editor of the International Yearbook on Human Rights and Drug Policy.
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