War on Drugs |
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| Author:
| McMillen, Stuart |
| Illustrator:
| McMillen, Stuart |
| ISBN: | 978-0-6455060-4-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2023 |
| Publisher: | Stuart McMillen comics
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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The uncanny parallels between alcohol prohibition and the 'war on drugs'.Australian comics artist Stuart McMillen enters the discussion on drug policy, with this thought-provoking comic. McMillen explores U.S. president Richard Nixon's 1971 decision to escalate the country's drug laws, and the criticisms of this so-called "war on drugs" policy made by economist Milton Friedman.War on Drugs looks at the laws that we use to try and stop people from taking drugs. By drawing parallels with...
More DescriptionThe uncanny parallels between alcohol prohibition and the 'war on drugs'.Australian comics artist Stuart McMillen enters the discussion on drug policy, with this thought-provoking comic. McMillen explores U.S. president Richard Nixon's 1971 decision to escalate the country's drug laws, and the criticisms of this so-called "war on drugs" policy made by economist Milton Friedman.War on Drugs looks at the laws that we use to try and stop people from taking drugs. By drawing parallels with alcohol prohibition, it shows the futility of criminalising drugs, and how well-intentioned laws can counter-intuitively make problems worse. War on Drugs is best read in conjunction with Stuart McMillen's 'sister' comic Rat Park, about psychologist Bruce Alexander's late 1970s series of drug addiction experiments using laboratory rats.