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The American Disease: Origins of Narcotic Control 3rd Edition

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The American Disease is a classic study of the development of drug laws in the United States. Supporting the theory that Americans' attitudes toward drugs have followed a cyclic pattern of tolerance and restraint, author David F. Musto examines the relationz between public outcry and the creation of prohibitive drug laws from the end of the Civil War up to the present.

Originally published in 1973, and then in an expanded edition in 1987, this third edition contains a new chapter and preface that both address the renewed debate on policy and drug legislation from the end of the Reagan administration to the current Clinton administration. Here, Musto thoroughly investigates how our nation has dealt with such issues as the controversies over prevention programs and mandatory minimum sentencing, the catastrophe of the crack epidemic, the fear of a heroin revival, and the continued debate over the legalization of marijuana.
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    0195125096
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    978-0195125092
  3. Edition
    3rd
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    April 22, 1999
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    8.83 x 5.24 x 1.07 inches
  8. Print length
    432 pages
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"Musto makes a persuasive case for thoughtful deliberation when framing a policy against the use and abuse of drugs. He is a national asset."--the late Fred W. Friendly, former Director of Seminars on Media and Society, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

"Mandatory reading....An important work of historical clarification....Musto tells a rich and significant story, enlivened by the foibles, myopia and hysteria of several generations of Americans, including this one."--The New York Times Book Review

"The best single text around on the evolution of our narcotics laws and the political and social climate that shaped them."--The Washington Post Book World

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David F. Musto, M.D., a well-known authority on drug abuse, is Professor of Child Psychiatry and the History of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 22, 1999
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 3rd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195125096
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195125092
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.83 x 5.24 x 1.07 inches
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  • Old Tim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ecellent and Detailed History
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2014
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    This book is an excellent and detailed history of narcotic control/regulation. The author integrates the social attitudes, political climate and actors, as well as foreign policy issues. He discusses the prevailing medical theories of addiction and how these effected laws and enforcement. He included some information on cannabis but this is mostly about narcotic and cocaine control I learned quite a lot. I certainly recommend this book for the serious student of the historical antecedents of the current war on drugs.
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  • Melinda Woirhaye
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great packaging
    Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2020
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    Just received the book today from Glenwood coffee & books. Prompt delivery, good condition and excellent packaging. Can’t wait to read it. Glenwood coffee and books is highly recommended!
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  • Rbecca
    5.0 out of 5 stars Learned a lot.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2016
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    I purchased this book for a college report and found a ton of unknown information that I personally did not know about Narcotics. Good report and good book.
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  • Capt. James Tiberius Kirk
    4.0 out of 5 stars MOST INFORMATIVE BOOKS.... THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2015
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    WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFORMATIVE BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF THE SO CALLED "WAR ON DRUGS," ....THE AUTHOR MAKES COMPELLING ARGUMENTS AND PROOFS THAT THE CRIMINALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL DRUGS HAS ITS ROOTS IN WHITE FEAR OF ASIAN'S AND AFRICAN AMERICAN'S RATHER THEN SCIENCE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHICH WE ARE STILL LIVING WITH TODAY. THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR ANYONE WISHES TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON THE "WAR ON DRUGS".
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  • adsmlt39
    2.0 out of 5 stars This book get praise but only from the uninformed.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2017
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    Despite significant praise for this work I didn't find anything particularly interesting or authoritative in it. People have been stuffing natural substances in every orifice of their body to alter their state of consciousness in every known culture of the World for 8,000 years. Musto pretends this is an "American" problem.
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  • Maxx Lamb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good condition, excellent price.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018
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    Also, it's a great book
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  • twz
    5.0 out of 5 stars a classics
    Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014
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    this book is a must for a bookshelf of any scholar - or any informed layperson - in drugs / addictology.
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  • R. Albin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Basic for Understanding Drug Problems in the USA
    Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2001
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    This is the book on the history of drug policy in the USA. Musto details the whole history of the regulation of addictive from the beginning of the 20th century to the years of the Clinton administration. There is particular emphasis on Federal drug policy. Musto shows well how drug policy has oscillated between relative tolerance and stringent efforts to crackdown on the use of potentially addictive drugs. Musto is particularly good at demonstrating how apparently extrinsic factors influenced strongly Federal response to narcotic regulation. Fears of Federal regulation by physicians, aspects of Progressive era reformist zeal, even foreign policy considerations are shown to be important influences on Federal drug policy. While this is not a social history of drug use, Musto is careful to show how attempts at regulation were often influenced by misperceptions of the extent of drug abuse. There are some surprising aspects to Musto's story. Federal regulation of narcotics, backed by important Supreme Court decisions, was an early example of expansive Federal power superceding state and local regulation. One of Musto's most interesting observations is the considerable extent to which racist fears of Chinese immigrants, Mexican migrants, and African-Americans influenced early efforts to control narcotics tightly. Readers will find this book very informative with a strong sense of deja vu; contemporary debates about drug policy are similar in many ways to debates occurring early in the 20th century. This fact illustrates the difficuly developing sensible and effective policies towards drugs with addictive potential.
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  • Grantie
    3.0 out of 5 stars Historic review but flawed thesis
    Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2014
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    If you are interested in the history of the American Drug laws esp 1860- 1950 this would be a good read. Written by Scientist appointed by Clinton. The book ends in the late 1970's. I found it interesting how the various commercial interests, global politics and faddish political scares(racism, Bolshevik revolution, the red scare of the 1950's red scare) affected the legislative agenda. Science and the Truth always takes a second seat in politics.
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