The war on drugs: what was it, why did it start, was it a good idea and what are the best books to read to understand more about it?
Johann Hari: Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong
As President Obama seeks $27.6 billion for federal drug control programs in his new budget, we talk to British journalist Johann Hari about the century-old failed drug war and how much of what we know about addiction is wrong. Over the past four years Hari has traveled to the United States, Mexico, Canada, Uruguay and Portugal to research his new book, “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War of Drugs.” His findings may surprise you — from the U.S. government’s persecution of Billie Holiday, to Vancouver’s success in addressing its heroin epidemic, to Portugal’s experiment with full decriminalization of all drugs.
Opinion | The Failed War on Drugs (Published 2018)
Attacking rampant drug abuse by trying to shut off the supply has not worked. We need to try a new approach.
Opinion | How to Win a War on Drugs (Published 2017)
Portugal treats addiction as a disease, not a crime.
Drugs as weapons against us: the CIA's murderous targeting of SDS, Panthers, Hendrix, Lennon, Cobain, Tupac, and other activists
Drugs as Weapons Against Us meticulously details how a …
25 books that will blow your mind
Some books stick with you long after you've finished reading them. Here are the books you should read in your lifetime.
Nixon official: real reason for the drug war was to criminalize black people and hippies
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I take illegal drugs for inspiration - Dr Susan Blackmore
I take illegal drugs for inspiration Daily Telegraph, Saturday May 21st 2005, pp 17-18 (Note: This version is very slightly different from the published, edited, version) © Sue Blackmore 2005 Every year, like a social drinker who wants to prove to herself that she’s not an alcoholic, I give up cannabis for a month. It …
Five Books: The Best Books on the Politics of Information, recommended by Henry Farrell
In an era of information overload we need to think through its impact on democracy. Political scientist Henry Farrell suggests an initial reading list.
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Is everything you think you know about depression wrong?
In this extract from his new book, Johann Hari, who took antidepressants for 14 years, calls for a new approach
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Five Books: The best books on Clinical Neuroscience, recommended by Frederick Lepore
The best books on clinical neuroscience, as recommended by Frederick Lepore—the noted US neurologist and author of Finding Einstein's Brain
