NCJ Number
33079
Date Published
Unknown
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0 pages
Annotation
TRACES HISTORY OF OPIUM CULTURE, DETAILS HUGE PROFITS MADE IN INTERNATIONAL HEROIN TRAFFIC, AND DESCRIBES EVOLUTION OF CONTROLLING LEGISLATION IN U.S. AS ADDICTION LESS AS A CRIME THAN AS A SOCIAL AND MEDICAL PROBLEM.
Abstract
SHOWS NEW APPROACHES TO ADDICT TREATMENT: SYNANON, DAYTOP VILLAGE, ETC. CONCLUDES THAT HARSH PENALTIES ARE NOT THE ANSWER; RECOMMENDS UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT OF THE ADDICT AND INTERNATIONAL ATTACK ON OPIUM POPPY CULTIVATION.