 Given the pharmacologie properties of these stimulants, the argument that legalization would lead to only a minimal rise in use seems disingenuous. There are over 50 million nicotine addicts, 18 million alcoholics or problem drinkers, and fewer than 2...  Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction ... - Page 124by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources - 2000 - 298 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edwin J. Delattre - 2002 - 498 pages
...University's Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse explained, "There are 50 million nicotine addicts, 18 million alcoholics or problem drinkers, and fewer...Cocaine is a much more addictive drug than alcohol. 1f cocaine were legally available, as alcohol and nicotine are now, the number of cocaine addicts would... | |
 | Jason Stone, Andrea Stone - 2003 - 278 pages
...drug use would increase with legalization. He said: "There are over 50 million nicotine addicts, 18 million alcoholics or problem drinkers, and fewer...of users of the other two agents, perhaps 20 to 25 million...the number of compulsive users might be nine times higher than the current number. When drugs... | |
 | Jefferson M. Fish - 2006 - 252 pages
...to William Bennett, drug czar under President Reagan, There are over 50 million nicotine addicts, 18 million alcoholics or problem drinkers, and fewer...of the other two agents, perhaps 20 to 25 million . . . [and] the number of compulsive users might be nine times higher . . . than the current number.... | |
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