The American Disease: Origins of Narcotic Control

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WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFORMATIVE BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF THE SO CALLED "WAR ON DRUGS," ....THE AUTHOR MAKES COMPELLING ARGUMENTS AND PROOFS THAT THE CRIMINALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL DRUGS HAS ITS ROOTS IN WHITE FEAR OF ASIAN'S AND AFRICAN AMERICAN'S RATHER THEN SCIENCE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHICH WE ARE STILL LIVING WITH TODAY. THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR ANYONE WISHES TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON THE "WAR ON DRUGS".

An excellent book, although disturbing. As Santayana (no, not Santa Ana) said, "Those who do not learn from the past, are condemned to repeat it."Covers a number of methods that were tried in the effort to control drug abuse, as well as other factors of that era that affected or were affected by narcotics addiction during the time period covered; id est, early 1800's through 1930

This book is an excellent and detailed history of narcotic control/regulation. The author integrates the social attitudes, political climate and actors, as well as foreign policy issues. He discusses the prevailing medical theories of addiction and how these effected laws and enforcement. He included some information on cannabis but this is mostly about narcotic and cocaine control I learned quite a lot. I certainly recommend this book for the serious student of the historical antecedents of the current war on drugs.

I purchased this book for a college report and found a ton of unknown information that I personally did not know about Narcotics. Good report and good book.

Despite significant praise for this work I didn't find anything particularly interesting or authoritative in it. People have been stuffing natural substances in every orifice of their body to alter their state of consciousness in every known culture of the World for 8,000 years. Musto pretends this is an "American" problem.

Also, it's a great book

this book is a must for a bookshelf of any scholar - or any informed layperson - in drugs / addictology.

If you are interested in the history of the American Drug laws esp 1860- 1950 this would be a good read. Written by Scientist appointed by Clinton. The book ends in the late 1970's. I found it interesting how the various commercial interests, global politics and faddish political scares(racism, Bolshevik revolution, the red scare of the 1950's red scare) affected the legislative agenda. Science and the Truth always takes a second seat in politics.