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A timely re-examination of the pros and cons of legalizing drug use. Combining a unique visual approach with carefully constructed narrative text, this book provides a survey of the history of drug use, a review of the impact of the war on drugs, an appraisal of the effects of legal vs illegal drugs and an evaluation of the impact of the decriminalization of drugs. According to archaeological and historical records, ethanol in the form of beer in Sumeria and wine in Egypt has been used recreationally for 13,000 years, while psychotropic drugs have been used for thousands of years, mainly for religious purposes. This book sets out the history of the use of drugs since the Neolithic age, and explores the evolution of recreational drug use from the mid-18th century on. It considers the lethal and social impact of heavy use of legal alcohol or nicotine vs the hazards to health and society associated with illegal drugs. It evaluates the effects of the 50-year failed global war

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Evolution of Drug Use and Production
2. Effects on Individual and Social Health
3. Impact of the War on Drugs
4. Decriminalizing and Regulating Drug Use
Conclusion

Should All Drugs Be Legalized

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      Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Published 12 May 2022
      ISBN-13 9780500295687
      978-0500295687
      ISBN-10 0500295689
      Also in:
      Drugs trade / drug trafficking

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A timely re-examination of the pros and cons of legalizing drug use. Combining a unique visual approach with carefully constructed narrative text, this book provides a survey of the history of drug use, a review of the impact of the war on drugs, an appraisal of the effects of legal vs illegal drugs and an evaluation of the impact of the decriminalization of drugs. According to archaeological and historical records, ethanol in the form of beer in Sumeria and wine in Egypt has been used recreationally for 13,000 years, while psychotropic drugs have been used for thousands of years, mainly for religious purposes. This book sets out the history of the use of drugs since the Neolithic age, and explores the evolution of recreational drug use from the mid-18th century on. It considers the lethal and social impact of heavy use of legal alcohol or nicotine vs the hazards to health and society associated with illegal drugs. It evaluates the effects of the 50-year failed global war

      Table of Contents
      Introduction
      1. Evolution of Drug Use and Production
      2. Effects on Individual and Social Health
      3. Impact of the War on Drugs
      4. Decriminalizing and Regulating Drug Use
      Conclusion

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