The discussion notes that the government relies mainly on an interdiction-oriented approach, which has resulted in a proliferation of drug arrests, harsh punishments, overcrowded prisons and jails, unprecedented police powers, the involvement of the military, and the erosion of constitutional rights. Paradoxically, these recognized consequences only reinforce the unintended consequence of promoting the illicit drug industry and the many problems it generates. Individual chapters focus on the reasons for the entrenchment of the war on drugs, prison drug policy, the legal response to pregnant drug abusers, the counterproductive consequences of Kentucky's marijuana eradication program, the Federal Government's role in Panama, and the role of the military. Other papers compare the United States policy with the harm reduction model in England the normalization approach in the Netherlands, the role of prevention as an alternative to suppression policies, and alternative approaches to conceptualizing drug policies. Tables, notes, chapter reference lists, and index