ABSTRACT

Illicit drugs and their use are a dominant concern of politicians, policy makers and the general public. As such, this second edition of the popular Illicit Drugs: Use and Control provides a timely, up-to-date discussion of the key issues raised in the first edition, whilst also providing new chapters which address:

  • Class, gender and race
  • The geo-politics of illicit drug production and distribution
  • Britain’s drug use within a global context

Drawing information from wide-ranging sources, Adrian Barton illuminates the complex nature and broad impact illicit drug use carries in its wake and provides an overview of the contemporary state of the drug 'scene'.

This accessible book, with its inclusion of new pedagogical features, will be essential reading for students and researchers working in the area of drugs and society.

chapter |22 pages

British society and illicit drug use

Historical perspectives

chapter |19 pages

Measuring the ‘problem'

Drug use in contemporary Britain

chapter |12 pages

Illicit drug use

Class, gender and ethnicity

chapter |17 pages

Illicit drugs

Growth and production

chapter |16 pages

Illicit drugs

Markets and market forces

chapter |20 pages

Illicit drugs

Paying for the goods and assessing the costs

chapter |19 pages

Policing the problem

Current trends in UK drug policy