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First published in 2007, Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics critically analyzed claims made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the White House agency of accountability in the nation's drug war since 1989, as found in the six editions of the annual National Drug Control Strategy between 2000 and 2005. In this revised and updated second edition of their critically acclaimed work, Matthew B. Robinson and Renee G. Scherlen examine seven more recent editions (2006–2012) to once again determine if ONDCP accurately and honestly presents information or intentionally distorts evidence to justify continuing the drug war. They uncover the many ways in which ONDCP manipulates statistics and visually presents that information to the public. Their analysis demonstrates a drug war that consistently fails to reduce drug use, drug fatalities, or illnesses associated with drug use; fails to provide treatment for drug-dependent users; and drives up the prices of drugs. They conclude with policy recommendations for reforming ONDCP's use of statistics, as well as how the nation fights the war on drugs.
List of Illustrations
Preface to the Second Edition

1. Introduction

2. About America’s Drug War

3. Methodology

4. Claims About Reducing Drug Use

5. Claims About Disrupting Drug Markets and Claims About Costs of Drug Abuse

6. A Fair Assessment of America’s Drug War

7. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations

Appendix
Notes
Index

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Publié par	State University of New York Press
Date de parution	12 décembre 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781438448398
Langue	English
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics
Second Edition
Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics
A Critical Analysis of Claims Made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Second Edition
Matthew B. Robinson and Renee G. Scherlen
Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
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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. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “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. ISBN 978-1-4384-4837-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4384-4838-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. United States. Office of National Drug Control Policy. 2. Drug control—United States. 3. Drug control—United States—Statistics. 4. Drug abuse—Government policy—United States. 5. Drug abuse—United States—Statistics. I. Scherlen, Renee G., 1962– II. Title. HV5825.R63 2013 363.450973—dc23
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Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 About America’s Drug War
Chapter 3 Methodology
Chapter 4 Claims About Reducing Drug Use
Chapter 5 Claims About Disrupting Drug Markets and Claims About Costs of Drug Abuse
Chapter 6 A Fair Assessment of America’s Drug War
Chapter 7 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
Appendix
Notes
Index
List of Illustrations
Tables
Table 2.1 Drug Schedules of the 1970 Controlled Substances Act
Table 2.2 Laws Pertaining to the Mission of ONDCP
Table 2.3 Agencies Fighting the Drug War
Table 2.4 The Drug War Budget, by Function
Table 2.5 Drug War Funding by Agency
Table 6.1 Clinton Administration ONDCP Performance Measures of Effectiveness
Table 6.2 Bush Administration ONDCP Targets
Table 6.3 Obama Administration ONDCP Targets for 2015
Figures
Figure 1.1 Since 1985, All Major Drugs Show a Substantial Decline in the Level of Current Use
Figure 1.2 Since 1979, Current Drug Use is Down Substantially
Figure 1.3 While Drug Use is Still Unacceptably High, 2000 is the Fourth Year Without Significant Changes in Current Use of “Any Illicit Drug”
Figure 2.1 Goals of the Drug War under President Obama
Figure 3.1 Price and Purity of Purchased Cocaine, April 2005 to March 2009
Figure 4.1 High School Seniors Driving After Smoking Marijuana or Drinking Alcohol
Figure 4.2 Any Illicit Drug Use by 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders Combined
Figure 4.3 Teen Drug Use is Down Sharply from 2001
Figure 4.4 ONDCP Claims Drug Use is Declining
Figure 4.5 20 Million Americans Were Current (Past Month) Users of an Illicit Drug in 2008
Figure 4.6 New Users of Specific Substance Among Youth
Figure 4.7 Trends in Past Year Use of Marijuana and Perceived Risk of Occasional Maijuana Use Among 12th Graders, 1975–2010
Figure 4.8 Steroid Use Among 12th Graders Has Dropped Since 2004
Figure 4.9 Current Any Illicit Drug Use By Age Group, 2002–2009
Figure 4.10 Trends in Current Use of Any Illicit Drug (Past 30 Days)
Figure 4.11 Prescription Drug Misuse Is a Significant Problem
Figure 4.12 Drug Use Among 12th Graders, 2009
Figure 4.13 Consequences of Non-Medical Use of Pharmaceutical Drugs, 1998–2009
Figure 4.14 The Vast Majority of Persons Needing Treatment Did Not Seek Drug Treatment
Figure 5.1 Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan from 2000–2005
Figure 5.2 Federal Drug Control Spending in 2012
Figure 5.3 Growth in US Drug Control Spending
Figure 5.4 Imbalanced Drug Control Spending
Figure 5.5 Decreasing Purity of Colombian Heroin and Declining Heroin Use
Figure 5.6 Outcomes Related to Colombian Cocaine
Figure 5.7 United States Cocaine Purchases
Figure 5.8 United States Methamphetamine Purchases
Figure 5.9 Security Map with Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan, 2008
Figure 5.10 Outdoor and Indoor Marijuana Eradication, 2000–2006
Figure 5.11 Declining Cocaine HCl Potential Production in Colombia
Figure 5.12 Venezuela Now Accounts for the Vast Majority of Suspected Non-Commercial Drug Trafficking Flights
Figure 5.13 Andean Potential Cocaine Production
Figure 5.14 Worldwide Cocaine Seizures, 1996–2008
Figure 5.15 Price and Purity of Purchased Cocaine, April 2005 to March 2009
Figure 5.16 Cocaine Indicator Trends, 2002–2009
Figure 5.17 Drug-Induced Deaths Have Almost Doubled in the Last Decade
Figure 5.18 States with More Drug-Induced Deaths than Deaths from Motor Vehicle Accidents, 2007
Figure 5.19 Emergency Department Visits Involving Illicit Drugs or Non-medical Use of Pharmaceuticals, 2004–2009
Figure 5.20 Overall Cost of Drug Abuse, 1992–2002 (in billions of dollars)
Figure 5.21 Health Care Costs, 1992–2002 (in billions of dollars)
Figure 5.22 Productivity Losses, 1992–2002 (in billions of dollars)
Figure 5.23 Crime Related Costs, 1992–2002 (in billions of dollars)
Figure 5.24 Cost of Other Effects, 1992–2002 (in billions of dollars)
Figure 5.25 Drug Possession Offenders in State Prisons
Figure 6.1 Lifetime Use of Selected Illegal Drugs, 1990–2010
Figure 6.2 Past 30-day Drug Use of Any Illicit Drug, 1990–2010
Figure 6.3 New Users of Marijuana, Cocaine, Hallucinogens, and Inhalants, 1989–2010
Figure 6.4 New Users of LSD, Ecstasy, Stimulants and Methamphetamine, 1989–2010
Figure 6.5 New Users of Heroin, Sedatives, Painkillers, and Psychotherapeutics, 1989–2010
Figure 6.6 Lifetime Drug Use of Any Illegal Drug, 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders, 1991–2011
Figure 6.7 Current Drug Use of Any Illegal Drug, 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders, 1991–2011
Figure 6.8 Mean Age of Initiation of Illicit Drug Use for Selected Drugs, 1989–2010
Figure 6.9 Total Amounts of Marijuana and Cocaine Consumed in Metric Tons, 1989–2006
Figure 6.10 Total Amounts of Heroin and Methamphetamine Consumed in Metric Tons, 1989–2006
Figure 6.11 12th Graders Perception of Harmfulness of Various Drugs, 1989–2011
Figure 6.12 12th Graders Disapproval of Selected Drugs, 1989–2011
Figure 6.13 Total Number of Drug Admissions, 1992–2010 Measures
Figure 6.14 Numbers (in Thousands) Needing Treatment and Receiving Treatment, 1991–2010
Figure 6.15 Total Federal Drug Seizures of Marijuana and Cocaine, 1989–2010
Figure 6.16 Eradication of Marijuana in the US, By Type, 1989–2006
Figure 6.17 Total Federal Drug Seizures of Heroin and Methamphetamine, 1989–2010
Figure 6.18 Percentage of 12th Graders Responding “Fairly Easy” or “Very Easy,” 1989–2011
Figure 6.19 Estimates of Availability of Marijuana in the US, 1996–2006
Figure 6.20 Estimates of Availability of Cocaine in the US, 1996–2006
Figure 6.21 Estimates of Availability of Heroin in the US, 1996–2006
Figure 6.22 Estimates of Availability of Methamphetamine in the US, 1996–2006
Figure 6.23 Price of 1 Gram of Marijuana at “Retail” and “Dealer” Levels, 1989–2011
Figure 6.24 Price of 1 Gram of Pure Cocaine at “Retail” and “Dealer” Levels, 1989–2011
Figure 6.25 Price of 1 Gram of Pure Heroin at “Retail” and “Dealer” Levels, 1989–2011
Figure 6.26 Price of 1 Gram of Pure Methamphetamine at “Retail” “Dealer” Levels, 1989–2011
Figure 6.27 THC Content of Marijuana and Sinsemilla (Foreign and Domestic), 1989–2010
Figure 6.28 Purity of Cocaine at Various Levels of Purchase, 1989–2011
Figure 6.29 Purity of Heroin at Various Levels of Purchase, 1989–2011
Figure 6.30 Purity of Methamphetamine at Various Levels of Purchase, 1989–2011
Figure 6.31 Trends in Property Crimes and Violent Crimes, 1989–2010
Figure 6.32 Trends in Homicide Rate, 1989–2010
Figure 6.33 ONDCP Budget, 1989–2011
Figure 6.34 Percentage of All Arrests That are for Drug Offenses
Figure 6.35 Number of Inmates Incarcerated in Federal Prisons for Drug Offenses
Figure 7.1 Public Perceptions about Progress in the Drug War, 1995–2011
Figure 7.2 Percentage of Public Who View the Problem of Drugs to Be “Extremely Serious” or “Very Serious” Nationally and Locally, 2000–2011
Figure 7.3 Public Opinion Abo