The American disease;: Origins of narcotic control, Author: David F Musto
	Book Information Publisher: Yale University Press Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 0 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780300015379 - ISBN-10: 0300015372 Publication Date: 5/1973 Pages: 354

The American Disease is a classic study of the development of drug laws in the U.S. Supporting the theory that Americans' attitudes toward drugs have followed a cyclic pattern of tolerance and restraint, author David Musto examines the relations between public outcry and the creation of prohibitive drug laws from the end of the Civil War to the present day. Originally published in 1973, with an expanded edition in 1987, this third edition contains a new chapter and preface that cover the renewed debate on policy and drug legislation from the end of the Reagan administration to the present Clinton administration.