Description
Book SynopsisUsing the catastrophic failure of the drugs prohibition policy in Ireland as a case study, this book exposes the illusory foundations of the monolithic and seemingly invincible international system of drugs prohibition and the 'war on drugs'. -- .
Table of ContentsList of tables
List of figures
1. Philosophy, politics and rhetoric.
2.Three major perspectives: drugs-free world/prohibition, drug
use as a human right and harm reductionism
3. Drugs and crime
4.‘Inherent’ drug-related crime: the criminal justice system
response
5. The evolving Irish policy on drugs and drug-related crime
6. A balanced policy?: effective compromise or confused muddle?
7.The general failure of prohibition to prevent drug use: underlying reasons and key implications
8.The failure of Irish prohibition
9. The seductive folly of prohibition
10. The promise of alternative approaches
Index
