Publisher's Synopsis
The war on drugs is a global campaign, led by the U.S. federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States. War on DrugsChapter 1: War on Drugs 1.1 19th century1.2 20th century1.3 21st centuryChapter 2: United States domestic policy2.1 Sentencing disparities2.2 Commonly used illegal drugsChapter 3: United States foreign interventions3.1 War in Vietnam3.2 Operation Intercept3.3 Operation Just Cause3.4 Plan Colombia3.5 Mérida Initiative3.6 Aerial herbicide application3.7 U.S. operations in HondurasChapter 4: Public support and opposition4.1 United States4.2 Mexico4.3 Latin American leadersChapter 5: Socio-economic effects5.1 Costs to taxpayers5.2 Impact on growersChapter 6: Allegations of official involvement in drug trafficking6.1 Heroin trafficking operations involving the CIA, U.S. Navy and Sicilian Mafia6.2 Efficacy of the United States war on drugsChapter 7: AlternativesChapter 8 Race and the war on drugs8.1 Nixon administration8.2 Controlled Substances Act8.3 Increases in federal fundingChapter 9: Carter administration9.1 Reagan administrationChapter 10: George H.W. Bush administrationChapter 11: Clinton administrationChapter 12: Controversial policiesChapter 13: Crime statisticsChapter 14: Legal historyChapter 15: Effects of War on Drugs
