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Journal Article

Citation

Trunkey DD, Bonnono C. J. Trauma 2005; 59(3 Suppl): S61-6.

Affiliation

Division of General Surgery and Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16355066

Abstract

Unlike alcohol, which is legal and regulated, current public policy makes drugs such as heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines, and marijuana illegal. This article summarizes the history of drug and alcohol use in the United States, compares our public policies on alcohol to those on drugs, and shows the direct link between alcohol or drug use and crime, corruption, violence, and health problems in other countries and in our own. A rational approach to formulating a workable public policy is presented.

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