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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Federal Agent Robert Mazur spent five years undercover as a money launderer to the international underworld, gaining access to the zenith of a criminal hierarchy safeguarded by a circle of dirty bankers and businessmen who quietly shape power across the globe. These men and women control multibillion-dollar drug-trafficking empires, running their organizations like public companies. Accountants, attorneys, and financial advisors, their roots run deep...
Publisher
Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health
Pub. Date
2014-2017.
Language
English
Description
For the purposes of this report, "controlled substances" only refers to: methadone, bupreorphine, larazepam, etc. in licensed addiction programs that compound, administer or dispense controlled substances to treat substance abuse and addiction.
Author
Series
Publisher
City Lights Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Since President Calderón declared a war on drugs in December 2006, more than 38,000 Mexicans have been murdered. Drug money is now Mexico's single largest source of income. Gibler travels across Mexico and slips behind the frontlines to talk with people who live in towns under assault on the lawless frontiers of the drug war.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Just as Anthony Bourdain did for the world of food, in Dopeworld, writer Niko Vorobyov travels the globe to find out more about the war on drugs and how it affects global politics and our day-to-day lives. Dopeworld is a bold and intoxicating journey into the world of drugs. From the cocaine farms in South America to the streets of Manila, this book traces the emergence of psychoactive substances and our intimate relationship with them. With unparalleled...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Jesse Venturas Marijuana Manifesto calls for an end to the War on Drugs. Just because something is illegal, that doesn't mean it goes away, it just means that criminals run it. Legalizing marijuana will serve to rejuvenate our pathetic economy, and just might make people a little happier. Venturas book will show us all how we can take our country back,"--NoveList.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Six years in the making, Drug Crazy offers a gripping account of the violence, corruption, and chaos that have characterized America's drug war since its inception in 1914. Weaving a provocative analogy between the drug scene today and the failure of Prohibition in the 1920s, Drug Crazy argues that the greatest danger we face is prohibition itself. Drug Crazy takes us to the front lines of the war on drugs and introduces us to a cast of villains and...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Amexica is the harrowing story of the extraordinary terror unfolding along the U.S.-Mexico border-"a country in its own right, which belongs to both the United States and Mexico, yet neither"-as the Norco-war escalates to a fever pitch there.
In 2009, after reporting from the border for many years, Ed Vulliamy traveled the frontier from the Pacific coast to the Gulf of Mexico, from Tijuana to Matamoros, a journey through a kaleidoscopic landscape...
8) A man apart
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
DEA agent, Sean Vetter targets a drug lord on the California/Mexico border, but when his wife is killed in a botched attempt on his life, Sean goes beyond the law to get revenge.
Series
Publisher
New York Times Educational Publishing Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Provides a collection of articles that detail the breadth of drug kingpin crimes, and includes media literacy questions and terms that challenge readers to assess how journalistic principles are applied to news coverage of kingpins and narcotrafficking.
12) Drug wars
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The violence that surrounds drug dealing and drug trafficking has decimated whole communities, and, in some cases, reshaped daily life in entire countries. This volume takes a closer look at the people affected by the drug trade and the efforts being made to combat it. The book includes firsthand stories, critical thinking questions, and a summative activity, all with the aim of showing the human toll of the drug economy.
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Abuse of heroin and prescription opioids in the United States has developed into an epidemic. This title explores how heroin and prescription opioids affect the body, the laws and policies concerning these drugs, the ramifications of addiction, and the road to recovery. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of...
15) Ecstasy=Busted!
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Explains the history and chemical composition of the amphetamine-based synthetic drug, providing real-life stories of the physiological and psychological consequences of ingesting ecstasy
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"How does a budding cartel boss succeed (and survive) in the $300 billion illegal drug business? By learning from the best, of course. From creating brand value to fine-tuning customer service, the folks running cartels have been attentive students of the strategy and tactics used by corporations such as Walmart, McDonald's, and Coca-Cola. And what can government learn to combat this scourge? By analyzing the cartels as companies, law enforcers might...
17) The cobra
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The unnamed Obama-like U.S. president, disgusted by the horrors wrought by illegal drug trafficking, decides to bring the entire weight and resources of the federal government against the international cocaine trade. He first declares drug traders and their cartels to be terrorists, subjecting them to new and extensive legal procedures, then he brings in ex-CIA director Paul Devereaux to head the team that will implement the effort. Devereaux, known...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Fifty years after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Drugs," leading scholars examine how drug war policies contributed to the making of the carceral state, racial injustice, deviant globalization, regulatory disasters, and a massive underground economy; they also point the way forward to a more just and humane drug policy regime"--
20) Inside the DEA
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The Drug Enforcement Administration was created by President Richard Nixon in 1973 as a way to centralize drug control efforts. Since then, it has become a powerful agency that plays a part not just in enforcing drug laws, but in monitoring and targeting those who funnel drugs to the United States from overseas. Unfortunately, it has also been involved in significant controversies. This book looks at how this essential agency developed, the role...
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