War on Drugs : Winning, Losing Or Treading Water, Hardcover by Arcos, Nelson V. (EDT), ISBN 159454235X, ISBN-13 9781594542350, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Nine excerpts from reports by the Congressional Research Service issued between 2004 and 2008 offer a range of views on the US government's purported efforts to eliminate the trade and use of selected drugs. The fullest account, from 2008, surveys the program for the benefit of legislators debating the Reauthorization and Oversight of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Other topics include the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, medical marijuana, international policy and approaches, illicit drugs and the terrorist threat, North Korea, and Columbia. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()