The War on Drugs: The Parent Movement and Zero Tolerance
The Movement faulted pop culture for luring innocent kids into drug abuse and promoted the idea that all users were without any ambition. More »
Emily Dufton is a Ph.D. candidate at George Washington University, where she works as a teaching assistant in GW's University Writing Program. She served in the Peace Corps in Niger, West Africa, where she worked as an agriculture extension agent.
The Movement faulted pop culture for luring innocent kids into drug abuse and promoted the idea that all users were without any ambition. More »
If we as a society are allowed to do a variety of dangerous things (bungee jumping, skydiving, drinking), why does drug use cross the line? More »
Reverend Wilkerson's Teen Challenge quickly expanded to 1,000 centers after it was founded in 1958, but it still had an outsize impact. More »
By shifting public perception, and making us believe that drug users were dangerous and a threat to America, Nixon justified his actions. More »
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