Drug Use and the Law

by Michael Centore

The American legal system has a complicated--and often self-contradictory--relationship with drugs. The pendulum has swung between outright bans, such as Prohibition, to an easing of regulations, such as is currently evolving with marijuana. From the War on Drugs to the Fair Sentencing Act, this book explores the many complex issues surrounding legislation, regulation, and addiction. From caffeine and aspirin to heroin and meth, drugs are an inescapable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422236021
• ISBN13: 9781422236024
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12