Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Illegal Drugs
Curtis Jackson-Jacobs · 2001
65/100
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For a student or researcher needing a structured overview of U.S. drug policy and statistics, this Gale reference series delivers competent, organized data. The limitation is built into the format: reference books on drug policy age fast, and a 2001 edition is decades behind the opioid crisis, fentanyl, and evolving legalization debates. Useful only if a current edition is available.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety72
substance65
craft60
originality45
accuracy55
hype60
age-fit75
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict65
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