Drugs in Society Causes, Concepts, and Control 8th Eighth Edition Textbook Book

Title: Drugs in Society Causes, Concepts, and Control

Edition: Eighth 8th Edition

Author: Michael D. Lyman

ISBN-13: 9781138202276

Year: 2016

Publisher: Routledge

Format: Paperback

Condition: Good reading copy with heavy wear, some highlighting / markings and light wrinkles from water damage to top edge of some pages  SHIPS IN A BOX! Packaged with care.

Genre: Textbooks; Criminology; Criminal Law; Drugs

Book Summary: 

Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control, Eighth Edition, focuses on the many critical areas of America's drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decision-making within this complex and multidisciplinary field. Lyman offers a comprehensive big-picture examination of the US drug problem, dealing with drugs, abusers, drug enforcement, and public policy. Organized in three sections: Understanding the Problem, Gangs and Drugs, and Fighting Back, topics covered include the business of drugs and the role of organized crime in the drug trade, drug legalization and decriminalization, legal and law enforcement strategies, an analysis of the socialization process of drug use and abuse, and a historical discussion of drug abuse that puts the contemporary drug problem into perspective.