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Consumption (Economics) --- Drug abuse --- Economic aspects --- Drug use --- Substance abuse

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Discussions about reducing the harms associated with drug use and antidrug policies are often politicized, infused with questionable data, and unproductive. This paper provides a nonpartisan primer on drug use and drug policy in the United States. It aims to bring those new to drug policy up to speed and provide ideas to researchers and potential research funders about how they could make strong contributions to the field.

Drug abuse -- Government policy -- United States. --- Drug control -- United States. --- Narcotic laws -- United States. --- Drug control --- Drug abuse --- Legislation, Drug --- Pharmacy Administration --- Social Control Policies --- Social Control, Formal --- Organization and Administration --- Policy --- Legislation as Topic --- Sociology --- Health Services Administration --- Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Social Sciences --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Health Care --- Public Policy --- Drug and Narcotic Control --- Social Welfare & Social Work --- Substance Abuse --- Government policy --- E-books

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U.S. demand for illicit drugs creates markets for Mexican drug- trafficking organizations (DTOs) and helps foster violence in Mexico. This paper examines how marijuana legalization in California might influence DTO revenues and the violence in Mexico.

Drug legalization -- California. --- Drug traffic -- Mexico -- Finance. --- Drug traffic -- Mexico -- Prevention. --- Marijuana -- Law and legislation -- California. --- Violent crimes -- Mexico -- Prevention. --- Marijuana --- Drug legalization --- Drug traffic --- Violent crimes --- Law - U.S. --- Law, Politics & Government --- State Law - except N.Y. --- Law and legislation --- Prevention --- Finance --- Drug control --- Organized crime