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• catalog abstract ""The contradiction between what the government says and what drug users know has become increasingly difficult to maintain in recent years. During the Clinton Administration, the government continued to arrest people, at a rate of about 700,000 a year, for doing (or helping others do) what the president had joked about on MTV. "Drugs will destroy you," George W. Bush told audiences during his campaign for the 2000 Republican nomination, all the while presenting a living refutation of that claim. Even Attorney General John Ashcroft, who abstains from alcohol and tobacco on religious grounds, explained his support of the beer industry while a Missouri senator this way: "It's a product that is in demand. And when it's used responsibly, it's like other products." The central premise of Saying Yes is that illegal drugs, used responsibly by millions of Americans, can rightly be viewed the same way." "Jacob Sullum builds a case for drug use as a legitimate and responsible choice made by respected people from all walks of life. Saying Yes shows that excess is the exception among drug users, just as it is among drinkers, and refutes "voodoo pharmacology"--The idea that drugs make people do evil. The book goes to the roots of Western attitudes toward intoxication with a surprising recapitulation of traditional religious and ethical ideas endorsing temperance rather than abstinence as the right approach to psychoactive substances." "Emphasizing controlled use may strike some as insensitive, if not irresponsible. After all, many people do have serious problems with drugs, problems that disrupt their lives and cause anguish to their families and friends. But Saying Yes argues that the conventional understanding of addiction, which portrays it as a kind of chemical slavery that is virtually inevitable once someone starts using a drug, is fundamentally misleading. Surveying the data on drugs such as heroin, crack, and methamphetamine, Sullum shows that government agencies, anti-drug activists, and the news media have grossly exaggerated the power of these substances." "Many people are willing to concede that the war on drugs has been a failure, and a growing number of citizens are openly calling for reform. But reformers will make little progress as long as they agree with the defenders of the status quo that drug use is always wrong. The assumption that some drugs cannot be used responsibly is one of the biggest obstacles to serious reform. Saying Yes rejects the idea that there is something inherently wrong with using chemicals to alter one's mood or mind, arguing that the black-and-white, all-or-nothing thinking that has long dominated discussions of illegal drug use should give way to a wiser, subtler approach with deep roots in Western culture."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b12821745.
• catalog created "c2003.".
• catalog date "2003".
• catalog date "c2003.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
• catalog description ""The contradiction between what the government says and what drug users know has become increasingly difficult to maintain in recent years. During the Clinton Administration, the government continued to arrest people, at a rate of about 700,000 a year, for doing (or helping others do) what the president had joked about on MTV. "Drugs will destroy you," George W. Bush told audiences during his campaign for the 2000 Republican nomination, all the while presenting a living refutation of that claim. Even Attorney General John Ashcroft, who abstains from alcohol and tobacco on religious grounds, explained his support of the beer industry while a Missouri senator this way: "It's a product that is in demand. ".
• catalog description "And when it's used responsibly, it's like other products." The central premise of Saying Yes is that illegal drugs, used responsibly by millions of Americans, can rightly be viewed the same way." "Jacob Sullum builds a case for drug use as a legitimate and responsible choice made by respected people from all walks of life. Saying Yes shows that excess is the exception among drug users, just as it is among drinkers, and refutes "voodoo pharmacology"--The idea that drugs make people do evil. The book goes to the roots of Western attitudes toward intoxication with a surprising recapitulation of traditional religious and ethical ideas endorsing temperance rather than abstinence as the right approach to psychoactive substances." "Emphasizing controlled use may strike some as insensitive, if not irresponsible. After all, many people do have serious problems with drugs, problems that disrupt their lives and cause anguish to their families and friends. ".
• catalog description "But Saying Yes argues that the conventional understanding of addiction, which portrays it as a kind of chemical slavery that is virtually inevitable once someone starts using a drug, is fundamentally misleading. Surveying the data on drugs such as heroin, crack, and methamphetamine, Sullum shows that government agencies, anti-drug activists, and the news media have grossly exaggerated the power of these substances." "Many people are willing to concede that the war on drugs has been a failure, and a growing number of citizens are openly calling for reform. But reformers will make little progress as long as they agree with the defenders of the status quo that drug use is always wrong. The assumption that some drugs cannot be used responsibly is one of the biggest obstacles to serious reform. ".
• catalog description "Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions 31 -- Chapter 2 Strong Drink 54 -- Chapter 3 Going Nowhere 100 -- Chapter 4 Crazy, Man 136 -- Chapter 5 Random Sex Acts 168 -- Chapter 6 Killer Drugs 192 -- Chapter 7 Too Good 221 -- Chapter 8 Body and Soul 249 -- Conclusion: Managing Moderation 271.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-332) and index.".
• catalog description "Saying Yes rejects the idea that there is something inherently wrong with using chemicals to alter one's mood or mind, arguing that the black-and-white, all-or-nothing thinking that has long dominated discussions of illegal drug use should give way to a wiser, subtler approach with deep roots in Western culture."--Jacket.".
• catalog extent "340 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Saying yes.".
• catalog identifier "1585422274 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Saying yes.".
• catalog issued "2003".
• catalog issued "c2003.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : J.P. Tarcher/Putnam,".
• catalog relation "Saying yes.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "362.29/0973 21".
• catalog subject "Drug abuse United States Public opinion.".
• catalog subject "Drug abuse surveys United States.".
• catalog subject "Drug legalization United States.".
• catalog subject "Drug utilization United States.".
• catalog subject "HV5825 .S845 2003".
• catalog tableOfContents "Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions 31 -- Chapter 2 Strong Drink 54 -- Chapter 3 Going Nowhere 100 -- Chapter 4 Crazy, Man 136 -- Chapter 5 Random Sex Acts 168 -- Chapter 6 Killer Drugs 192 -- Chapter 7 Too Good 221 -- Chapter 8 Body and Soul 249 -- Conclusion: Managing Moderation 271.".
• catalog title "Saying yes : in defense of drug use / Jacob Sullum.".
• catalog type "text".