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"The war on drugs pits the government's responsibility to protect public health and safety against constitutionally protected civil liberties."" Issues in Drug Abuse ""examines the controversy over the individual's right to use drugs; whether drug searches, arrests, and sentencing laws discriminate against minorities and the poor; whether drug testing in schools is an invasion of privacy; and whether the government has the right to seize assets of suspected drug offenders."

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This thoughtful, lucidly written work presents and evenhanded discussion of five major issues. The best organized introduction for the student needing report or debate material. The abundantly footnoted text quotes many primary sources and draws upon scientific examples to illuminate the questions. Informative...black-and-white photographs accompany the text. The appended list of organizations and the generally current list of books for further reading are both annotated. <br> -- School Library Journal (December 2000)

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