Lies, damned lies, and drug war statistics : a critical analysis of claims made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy /

Robinson, Matthew B.

Lies, damned lies, and drug war statistics : a critical analysis of claims made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy / Matthew B. Robinson and Renee G. Scherlen. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (330 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- About America's drug war -- Methodology -- Claims about reducing drug use -- Claims about disrupting drug markets and claims about costs of drug abuse -- A fair assessment of America's drug war -- Conclusions and policy recommendations.

"Revised and updated edition that analyses how the Office of National Drug Control Policy employs statistics to misleadingly claim the War on Drugs is a success"--Provided by publisher.

9781438448398


United States. Office of National Drug Control Policy.


Drug control--United States.
Drug control--United States--Statistics.
Drug abuse--Government policy--United States.
Drug abuse--United States--Statistics.


Electronic books.

HV5825 / .R63 2013

363.450973