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Peer reviewedReuter, Peter – Public Interest, 1988
Analyzes the effects of drug interdiction programs on smuggling. Concludes that the cost of increased emphasis on interdiction will not reduce the flow of drugs across international borders. Suggests greater emphasis on drug treatment programs. (FMW)
Descriptors: Costs, Crime, Criminals, Drug Rehabilitation
Peer reviewedNadelmann, Ethan A. – Public Interest, 1988
Argues that current drug control policies are failing and that new proposals are even more costly and repressive. Contends that legalization would eliminate many drug-related problems and allow the government to redirect its efforts toward assistance and positive inducements. (FMW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Costs, Crime, Drug Abuse
