Illegal Drugs
Illegal Drugs | The Heroin Abuse Problem Is Exaggerated
In July 1996, the press reprised one of its favorite stories: Heroin is back. The news hook was the death [in New York City] of Smashing Pumpkins side man Jonathan Melvoin, 34, while shooting scag in a Park Avenue hotel. The Washington Post Page One obit on Melvoin claimed—without substantiation—“a resurgence in heroin use in the ’90s,” while the New York Times asserted that the “heroin vogue has been building since at least 1993 and shows no signs of ebbing.” Trainspotting, the 1996 movie about young Scottish junkies, provided another useful occasion...
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- Introduction
- 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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