Saying Yes In Defense of Drug Use

Name: Saying Yes In Defense of Drug Use
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ISBN: 9781585423187

ISBN-10: 1585423181

ISBN-13: 9781585423187

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Authors: Jacob Sullum

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The nationally syndicated columnist and Reasonmagazine editor presents a damning portrait of how politicized government agencies, antidrug activists, and a nave national media have exaggerated the public's fears of the harmful effects of recreational drugs. Jacob Sullum goes beyond the debate on legalization or the proper way to win the "war on drugs," to the heart of a social and individual defense of using drugs. Saying Yes argues that the all-or-nothing thinking that has long dominated discussions of illegal drug use should give way to a wiser, subtler approach exemplified by the tradition of moderate drinking. Saying Yes further contends that the conventional understanding of…

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List price: $24.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/11/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.53" wide x 8.23" long x 0.92" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Author's Note


Introduction: The Silent Majority



Chemical Reactions



Strong Drink



Going Nowhere



Crazy, Man



Random Sex Acts



Killer Drugs



Too Good



Body and Soul


Conclusion: Managing Moderation


Notes


Bibliography


Index


About the Author