Americas Longest War: Rethinking Our Tragic Crusade Against Drugs

by Steven B. Duke, Albert C. Gross

A look at the failed "war on drugs" asks and answers such questions as why are we fighting this war? Is it winnable? Can we make America a drug-free society? Is drug prohibition the cause of crime? and other questions.

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Law

312 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1982

Reviews

[sologdin · Rating 2 out of 5]

a polemic against narcotics prohibition. best bit is the history of the legal components of prohibition, going back to 1914 or so. kinda nifty, the twists and turns. origins of the war on drugs are inauspicious.

[Forrest Hurley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enlightening but a bit dated. Much of what I read still applies but the statistics are from almost a decade ago. The argument for rethinking our war on drugs was very well presented.