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by Matthew R. Pembleton (Author)
The story of America's "War on Drugs" usually begins with Richard Nixon or Ronald Reagan. In Containing Addiction, Matthew R. Pembleton argues that its origins instead lie in the years following World War II, when the Federal Bureau of Narcotics--the country's first drug control agency, established in 1930--began to depict drug control as a paramilitary conflict and
sent agents abroad to disrupt the flow of drugs to American shores.
Author Biography
MATTHEW R. PEMBLETON is a writer and historian based in the Washington, DC region. He teaches at American University.
Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 0.91 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: December 14, 2017
