Responding to America’S Drug Problems: Strategies for the 1990S

:This paper presents a review and analysis of current drug policy in the United States. The review incorporates analysis and assessments of the drug using population, the societal consequences of drug use, aspects of treatment of compulsive drug taking, treatment efficacy and treatment modalities, funding drug research and drug treatment programs, and lastly an evaluation of punitive and nonpunitive approaches to drug policy.