We Sell Drugs

Author : Suzanna Reiss
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780520280786

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We Sell Drugs by Suzanna Reiss Pdf

This history of US-led international drug control provides new perspectives on the economic, ideological, and political foundations of a Cold War American empire. US officials assumed the helm of international drug control after World War II at a moment of unprecedented geopolitical influence embodied in the growing economic clout of its pharmaceutical industry. We Sell Drugs is a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. More than a narrow biography of one famous plant and its equally famous derivative products—Coca-Cola and cocaine—this book situates these commodities within the larger landscape of drug production and consumption. Examining efforts to control the circuits through which coca traveled, Suzanna Reiss provides a geographic and legal basis for considering the historical construction of designations of legality and illegality. The book also argues that the legal status of any given drug is largely premised on who grew, manufactured, distributed, and consumed it and not on the qualities of the drug itself. Drug control is a powerful tool for ordering international trade, national economies, and society’s habits and daily lives. In a historical landscape animated by struggles over political economy, national autonomy, hegemony, and racial equality, We Sell Drugs insists on the socio-historical underpinnings of designations of legality to explore how drug control became a major weapon in asserting control of domestic and international affairs.

Author : Suzanna Reiss
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520959026

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We Sell Drugs by Suzanna Reiss Pdf

This history of US-led international drug control provides new perspectives on the economic, ideological, and political foundations of a Cold War American empire. US officials assumed the helm of international drug control after World War II at a moment of unprecedented geopolitical influence embodied in the growing economic clout of its pharmaceutical industry. We Sell Drugs is a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. More than a narrow biography of one famous plant and its equally famous derivative products—Coca-Cola and cocaine—this book situates these commodities within the larger landscape of drug production and consumption. Examining efforts to control the circuits through which coca traveled, Suzanna Reiss provides a geographic and legal basis for considering the historical construction of designations of legality and illegality. The book also argues that the legal status of any given drug is largely premised on who grew, manufactured, distributed, and consumed it and not on the qualities of the drug itself. Drug control is a powerful tool for ordering international trade, national economies, and society’s habits and daily lives. In a historical landscape animated by struggles over political economy, national autonomy, hegemony, and racial equality, We Sell Drugs insists on the socio-historical underpinnings of designations of legality to explore how drug control became a major weapon in asserting control of domestic and international affairs.

Author : Jamie Reidy
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780740788864

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Hard Sell by Jamie Reidy Pdf

Jamie Reidy is the guy who's been there, done that, and walked away with the insider stories. Inside Hard Sell: Now a Major Motion Picture LOVE and OTHER DRUGS, you'll find yourself rooting for Reidy and shocked by the realities of the world that paid his salary. This comedic expose traces Reidy's experiences from Pfizer training to life as the "V-Man," when Reidy became Pfizer's number-one drug rep during the Viagra craze. With equal parts self-confidence and self-mockery, Reidy takes the reader on a hilarious romp through pharma-culture while revealing the controversial side of the drug industry. From viewing a circumcision to gaining a doctor's rapport to providing insight on why doctors choose to prescribe Drug X over Drug Y, and from how to bargain "sigs" and "scripts" to why the Viagra pill is shaped as a diamond, Reidy discloses everything. A witty, behind-the-scenes look at an industry that touches everyone in America with a prescription, Hard Sell uncovers truths about the pharmaceutical industry you'd rather not know and practices you'd like to believe weren't employed. Hard Sell has been adapted into a major motion picture starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.

Author : 673126,J. M. R. Rice
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-24
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1505728797

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How to Be a Drug Dealer by 673126,J. M. R. Rice Pdf

Are you tired of working all day and night without having anything to show for it? Would you like to be able to afford a vacation, or just be your own boss? This book will do just that by teaching you How to be a Drug Dealer! Are you already a drug dealer, but want to expand your business? Look no further than this book to help you increase your profits and grow your empire!

Author : Matt Taibbi,Reggie Harris
Publisher : OR Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1682193411

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The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing by Matt Taibbi,Reggie Harris Pdf

The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing tells the story of a hyper-observant, politically-minded, but humorously pragmatic weed dealer who has spent a working life compiling rules for how to a) make money and b) avoid prison. Each rule shapes a chapter of this fast-paced outlaw tale, all delivered in Huey Carmichael's deliciously trenchant argot. Here are a few of them: No guns but keep shooters. Stay behind the white guy. Don't snitch. Always have a job. Be multi-sourced. Get your money and get out. Part edge-of-the-seat suspense story, part how-to manual in the tradition of The Anarchist Cookbook, The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing is as scintillating as it is subversive. Just reading it feels illegal.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Random House
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780753552032

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Ending the War on Drugs by Anonim Pdf

For the last 50 years, drug prohibition laws have put the market for illegal drugs into the hands of organised criminals. Now, it’s time to take control. Ending the failed war on drugs will reduce drug-related violence, tackle organised crime, end the needless criminalisation of millions, and will halt the drain on government funds and resources. In this book, global opinion-leaders on the frontline of the drug debate describe their experiences and perspectives on what needs to be done. Highlighting the pitfalls behind drug policy to-date and bringing to light new policies and approaches, which make a clear case for galvanizing governments to end the war on drugs – once and for all.

Author : Stephen Pearcy,Sam Benjamin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451694581

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Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll by Stephen Pearcy,Sam Benjamin Pdf

A tell-all memoir from the lead singer of the 1980s hair-metal band Ratt reveals all the aspects of rock star excess, including the groupies, the trashed hotel rooms, and the drugs.

Author : Kenny K
Publisher : Kumo & Company Publishers
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1775029514

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How to Sell Cocaine by Kenny K Pdf

The first book in the How to Sell Cocaine series. How To Sell Cocaine is the first textbook in the world that teaches drug dealers how to become a professional at it. There are no schools on this topic so we are educating people through the form of this book. This book will teach you how to run a successful drug organization and will teach you the ins and outs of the drug business. We want to teach drug dealers the proper fundamentals so that they start off on the right foot. We want to give everyone a solid foundation to build upon. We'll show you a business system that you can use to reach your goals faster. Our hope is that someday you'll be able to exit the game and make it legit. We hope you make a lot of money on your journey. Our wish is to see you get out of the game with your money and your life intact. In this industry, the knowledge is strictly guarded among the elite few, this makes it so the rest of the dealers have to figure it out on their own. However, the learning curve is so steep that many die or end up in jail before they learn a thing, our job is to prevent that. This book gives an overview of the drug business and explains how this industry works, it's easy to read and can be read in 1 day. What we recommend is to implement as you learn so that you improve your circumstances. WARNING: "THIS BOOK IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 18 AND CONTAINS GRAPHIC WORDS WHICH DEPICT VIOLENCE AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT MAY BE OFFENSIVE AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SOME READERS. THE AUTHOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING THE READER DOES AFTER READING THIS BOOK. READER'S DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY."

Author : Evan Hughes
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780385544917

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The Hard Sell by Evan Hughes Pdf

The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers—until their scheme unraveled, putting them at the center of a landmark criminal trial. • SOON TO BE THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PAIN HUSTLERS STARRING EMILY BLUNT AND CHRIS EVANS "Unfolds with the velocity and verve of a Scorsese film…A tour de force."—Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing John Kapoor had already amassed a small fortune in pharmaceuticals when he founded Insys Therapeutics. It was the early 2000s, a boom time for painkillers, and he developed a novel formulation of fentanyl, the most potent opioid on the market. Kapoor, a brilliant immigrant scientist with relentless business instincts, was eager to make the most of his innovation. He gathered around him an ambitious group of young lieutenants. His head of sales—an unstable and unmanageable leader, but a genius of persuasion—built a team willing to pull every lever to close a sale, going so far as to recruit an exotic dancer ready to scrape her way up. They zeroed in on the eccentric and suspect doctors receptive to their methods. Employees at headquarters did their part by deceiving insurance companies. The drug was a niche product, approved only for cancer patients in dire condition, but the company’s leadership pushed it more widely, and together they turned Insys into a Wall Street sensation. But several insiders reached their breaking point and blew the whistle. They sparked a sprawling investigation that would lead to a dramatic courtroom battle, breaking new ground in the government’s fight to hold the drug industry accountable in the spread of addictive opioids. In The Hard Sell, National Magazine Award–finalist Evan Hughes lays bare the pharma playbook. He draws on unprecedented access to insiders of the Insys saga, from top executives to foot soldiers, from the patients and staff of far-flung clinics to the Boston investigators who treated the case as a drug-trafficking conspiracy, flipping cooperators and closing in on the key players. With colorful characters and true suspense, The Hard Sell offers a bracing look not just at Insys, but at how opioids are sold at the point they first enter the national bloodstream—in the doctor’s office.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Drug legalization
ISBN : PURD:32754061617803

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Legalization of Illicit Drugs by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Decriminalization
ISBN : LOC:00017636455

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Legalization of Illicit Drugs: without special title by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050079552

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Our Drug Crisis, where Do We Go from Here? by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform Pdf

Author : Chris Meyers
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031170058

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Drug Legalization by Chris Meyers Pdf

This textbook introduces students to the various arguments for and against the prohibition of recreational drugs. The arguments are carefully presented and analyzed, inviting students to consider the competing principles of liberty rights, paternalism, theories of punishment, legal moralism, and the social consequences of drug use and drug laws. Meyers extends this examination by presenting alternatives to the prohibition/legalization dichotomy, including harm reduction, decriminalization, and user licensing or on-premise use. The presentation invites readers to think clearly about the reasons and principles that should determine public policy and law, while also delving into the deeper philosophical questions underlying the drug prohibition debate. Is it morally wrong to use drugs? If so, would that be reason enough to make it illegal? Are there good reasons in favor of using illicit drugs? Do addicts lack free will, and if so, would it be unjust to punish them? What is (or ought to be) the purpose of punishment? Is the state justified in limiting the freedom of competent adults for their own good? What should be the goal of drug policy, reduced use or reduced harm? The purpose of the book is twofold. First, it is a review of the arguments for and against drug prohibition, a useful tool for policy makers, activists, and concerned citizens with an understanding of the relevant considerations for determining how we should reform our failing drug policy. Second, the book serves as a case study in the deeper issues of justice, the nature of law, rights and liberties, and the public good. Students studying applied ethics, political science, or public policy will benefit greatly from Meyers' approach.

Author : Deirdre Healy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351544986

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The Dynamics of Desistance by Deirdre Healy Pdf

It is well-established that the majority of youth offenders cease to commit crime in early adulthood, but the mechanisms behind the shift from a criminal to a conventional lifestyle are not fully understood. The Dynamics of Desistance aims to contribute to this nascent area of inquiry by providing a phenomenological account of the psychosocial processes involved in desistance from crime. Drawing on a variety of methods, including in-depth interviews with repeat offenders and their probation officers, police records and psychometric scores, this book charts the early stages of a journey taken by individuals who exist in the liminal space ‘betwixt and between’ crime and convention. A combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis is used to explore the shifts that occur in desisters’ minds and lives as they make the often turbulent transition to a crime-free life, and the dynamic processes that occur at this psychosocial boundary are described. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings in this book are explored in relation to key issues in desistance literature, and as such this book provides a key resource for academics and students working with the area of probation, as well as practitioners in involved in probation, social work and parole supervision.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2568 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105027068860

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Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention--part 1, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Enviornment... by United States. Congress. House. Interstate and Foreign Commerce Pdf