drug control

A history of drug-taking, telling the story of five centuries of addicts and users, from monarchs to school children, and arguing that prohibition has turned illicit medicines into the world's most lucrative black market.

Provides a history of drug use and abuse, presents cases for legalization, decriminalization, and other drug policy reforms, as well as the case for strengthening existing drug policy, and examines policies in other countries.

Presents a comprehensive view of the Andean cocaine industry, revealing the configuration of the drug industry, from the original cultivation of coca in the fields of South America to the sale of cocaine on the streets of the United States. Analyzes the economic and political impact of such problems as violence and the undermining of legitimate business.

Traces the "heroin trail" from its growing fields to death.

Examines the impact the War on Drugs has had on the criminal justice system, discussing how false testimony from witnesses, wrongful convictions, and the early return of "snitches" to the streets have undermined the government's efforts to stop street violence, drug sales, and crime.

Examines the controversial aspects of illegal drugs, discussing American attitudes toward drugs, the debate over legalization, drug treatment, prison sentences, and related topics.

Examines the sale and use of illegal drugs around the world, discussing the scale of the global drug trade, identifying some of the most widely known and used drugs, exploring the source and production of drugs, and looking at ways to reduce demand.

The author tells the story behind an FBI raid on a small farm in southwestern Michigan in early September 2001, through interviews, government documents and news coverage, and the killing of the two men who ran the Rainbow Farm.

Presents differing opinions on a range of social, political, and legal issues associated with the war on drugs.