A Brief History of the Drug WarRates, Skyrocketing Incarceration
Chapter 1 discusses alcohol, the most enduring drug and the one with the most devastating effect, from the spoliation of Persepolis by Alexander’s sozzled soldiers to the Vietnam War. Topics addressed include Russia’s tax-dependent “alcoholic empire” and its disastrous results in the Russo-...
This chapter examines drug trafficking in Colombia. Colombia has had a long history of drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence and has been at the epicenter of the US-led war on drugs for decades. Unlike some of the other case studies in this book, Colombia has been— and continues...
A History of Drug Use in Sport 1876-1976: Beyond Good and Evil DESCRIPTION The book explains how the usage of drugs in sport came to be considered in terms of abuse contrary to be thought of being ethical and supportiv... D Paul - 《Journal of Sports Science & Medicine》 被引量: ...
Michael Holloway (Getty) is a recovering drug addict who works the night shift at a Los Angeles gas station. He’s trying to plan for the future with his pregnant wife, Chloe (Gayheart). The pressures and isolation of his job push Michael towards using again. One night, Michael meets St...
Similarly, the US army in the Vietnam war (or the"first pharmacological war") took unprecedented amounts of the amphetamine Dexedrine ("pep pills"). There were army instructions to take 20mg for 48 hours of combat readiness, but veterans report taking thedrug"like candy." ...
Drug Act of 1906 targeted toxic drugs and was expanded to address misleading drug labels in 1912. But the piece of legislation most relevant to the War on Drugs was theHarrison Tax Act of 1914, which restricted the sale of heroin and was quickly used to restrict the sale of cocaine as ...
Define history. history synonyms, history pronunciation, history translation, English dictionary definition of history. n. pl. his·to·ries 1. a. A chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including
Netflix's 'Narcos' Is a Flawed, Epic History of the 'War on Drugs' ByMatt Brennan August 25, 2015 2:04 pm Share As “King of Cocaine” Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) prepares to assume his seat in Colombia’s House of Representatives, in the third episode of Netflix’s new drama, ...
A clerk in the UK government’s War Office, he was a keen and talented young amateur astronomer — he was later to co-discover the element helium in the corona of the Sun, using a spectroscope. Lockyer frequently shared a train carriage to London with publisher John Ludlow and author ...