Drug abuse : opposing viewpoints / James D. Torr, book editor ; Scott Barbour, assistant editor, Jennifer A. Hurley, assistant editor.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171) and index.

Drug abuse is a serious problem / Michelle Johnson -- The problem of drug abuse is exaggerated / Seth Stevenson -- Teen drug use is increasing / The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse -- Teen drug use is not increasing / Mike Males -- Marijuana use by adolescents is a serious problem / Center for substance abuse prevention -- Marijuana use by adolescents is not a serious problem / Paul Armentano -- Drug education discourages adolescent drug abuse / Glenn Levant -- Drug education does not discourage adolescent drug abuse / Katherine Kersten -- Employee drug testing reduces drug abuse / Ira Lipman -- Employee drug testing is unconstitutional and ineffective / American Civil Liberties Union -- Ad campaigns will deter teenage drug abuse / Brad Owen -- Ad campaigns will not deter teenage drug abuse / Ryan H. Sager -- Treatment programs have been proven to reduce drug abuse / Office of National Drug Control Policy -- Treatment programs have not been proven to reduce drug abuse / Fred Reed -- The war on drugs has failed / Joseph McNamara -- The war on drugs can succeed / Barry R. McCaffrey -- The United States should abandon the war on drugs / David Boaz -- The United States should continue the war on drugs / Charles E. Grassley -- U.S. Drug policy should incorporate principles of harm reduction / Ethan A. Nadelmann -- U.S. drug policy should not incorporate principles of harm reduction / Robert L. Maginnis, Sally Satel -- Drugs should be legalized / Libertarian party -- Drugs should not be legalized / Dan Quayle -- Legalizing drugs would reduce crime without dramatically increasing drug abuse / Joshua Wolf Shenk -- Legalizing drugs would not reduce crime and would dramatically increase drug abuse / Jill Jones.