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Highlights
- The nationally syndicated columnist and Reason magazine editor presents a damning portrait of how politicized government agencies, antidrug activists, and a naïve national media have exaggerated the public's fears of the harmful effects of recreational drugs.
- About the Author: Jacob Sullum is the author of For Your Own Good The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health.
- 340 Pages
- Social Science, Popular Culture
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About the Book
A nationally syndicated columnist and Reason magazine editor presents a damning portrait of how government agencies, anti-drug activists, and a naive national media have exaggerated the public fear of recreational drugs.Book Synopsis
The nationally syndicated columnist and Reason magazine editor presents a damning portrait of how politicized government agencies, antidrug activists, and a naïve national media have exaggerated the public's fears of the harmful effects of recreational drugs. Jacob Sullum goes beyond the debate on legalization or the proper way to win the "war on drugs," to the heart of a social and individual defense of using drugs. Saying Yes argues that the all-or-nothing thinking that has long dominated discussions of illegal drug use should give way to a wiser, subtler approach exemplified by the tradition of moderate drinking. Saying Yes further contends that the conventional understanding of addiction, portraying it as a kind of chemical slavery in which the user's values and wishes do not matter, is also fundamentally misleading.Review Quotes
"Jacob Sullum dismantles the antidrug messages." --The New Yorker
"A welcome departure from the choreographed war on drugs." --The Washington Post
About the Author
Jacob Sullum is the author of For Your Own Good The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health. He is a senior editor at Reason and a syndicated columnist with Creator's Syndicate. Sullum's weekly column appears in newspapers across the country. His work has also appeared in Cigar Aficionado, National Review, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New York Times.Dimensions (Overall): 8.18 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .94 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 340
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Popular Culture
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Format: Paperback
Author: Jacob Sullum
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 2004
TCIN: 94351726
UPC: 9781585423187
Item Number (DPCI): 247-50-3559
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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