Illegal Drugs
Illegal Drugs | Chapter 1 Preface
In 1996, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug-use survey found that approximately 11 percent of teenagers reported using drugs (primarily marijuana) the previous month, more than double the number from a survey taken four years earlier. During his 1996 presidential campaign, former U.S. senator Bob Dole called this trend “nothing short of a national tragedy,” prompting much analysis of the severity of American teenagers’ drug use.
Many observers agree with Dole’s assessment. Citing a 1996 University of Michigan survey of teenage drug use, the Wall...
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- Is There a Drug Abuse Crisis?
- Should Drug Testing Be Allowed?
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Are Antidrug Programs Effective?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The D.A.R.E. Program Is Effective
- Prison Drug Treatment Programs Are Effective
- Cocaine Treatment Programs Are Effective
- Methadone Is an Effective Treatment for Heroin Addiction
- The D.A.R.E. Program Has Been Ineffective
- Drug Treatment Programs Are Often Ineffective
- Classroom Drug Education Has Been a Failure
- Should Illegal Drugs Be Legalized?
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