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Chasing The Scream
''Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs'' is a book by Johann Hari examining the history and impact of drug criminalisation, collectively known as "the War on Drugs". The book was published simultaneously in the United Kingdom and United States in January 2015. It inspired the 2021 film ''The United States vs. Billie Holiday''. Background and summary In January 2012, Hari announced on his website that he was writing his first book, a study of the "war on drugs". The release of the book coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act in the United States, which was the world's first drug control legislation when it passed in December 1914. In ''Chasing the Scream'', Hari writes that two global wars began in 1914: World War I, which lasted four years, and the war on drugs, which is ongoing. In the introduction to the book, Hari writes that one of his first memories was of trying and failing to wake up a relative from a "drugged s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Hari
Johann Eduard Hari (born 21 January 1979) is a British writer and journalist. Until 2011, Hari wrote for ''The Independent'', among other outlets, before resigning after admitting to plagiarism and fabrications dating from 2001 to 2011. Since then he has written books on technology, addiction, and medical policy, including 2022's ''Stolen Focus'', about technology and modern lifestyles' impact on attention spans and mental health, and 2015's '' Chasing the Scream'', about addiction and the war on drugs. Early life Hari was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to a Scottish mother and Swiss father, before his family relocated to London when he was an infant. Hari states he was physically abused in his childhood while his father was away and his mother was ill. He attended the John Lyon School, an independent school affiliated with Harrow, and then Woodhouse College, a state sixth form in Finchley. Hari graduated from King's College, Cambridge, in 2001 with a double first in social an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |