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Singapore's War on Drugs : A Historical Overview

Stephanie Chok
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Singapore’s ‘zero tolerance approach’ to drugs has been well-established, but there were periods in our history when drug use was viewed as an acceptable social habit, one no more harmful than consuming port or beer; and when opium trading was also extremely profitable. This case study contextualizes Singapore’s stance on drugs by providing a historical overview of key shifts in legislative approaches to drug use and trafficking in Singapore, with these milestones both reflecting as well as shaping transitions in moral discourses around what has become unequivocally framed as a ‘resilient social problem’ capable of destroying the lives of responsible citizens, their families, and national development imperatives.
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Singapore, Drugs, Offenders, Penal System, Social Policy, Crime, War on drugs, History
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2018-03-01
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10.25818/3etp-a53b
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Case Study
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