Chasing the Scream: The Inspiration for the Feature Film the United States vs. Billie Holiday

by Johann Hari

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For the first time, the startling full story of the disastrous war on drugs -- propelled by moving human stories, revolutionary insight into addiction, and fearless international reporting.

"January, 2015 will mark a century of the war on drugs in the United States: one hundred years since the first arrests under the Harrison Act. Facing down this anniversary, Johann Hari was witnessing a close relative and an ex-boyfriend bottoming out on cocaine and heroin. But what was the big picture in the war on drugs? Why does it continue, when most people now think it has failed? The...Read more
  • ISBN10 1620408902
  • ISBN13 9781620408902
  • Publish Date 20 January 2015 (first published 15 January 2015)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Bloomsbury USA
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 400
  • Language English