Explores the medical, legal, historical, and social aspects of drug use in America focusing on the rising popularity of club drugs such as ecstasy, ketamine, GHB and Rohypnol.
Authors present differing opinions on whether the drug "spice" may be harmful and should be regulated, whether legislation is needed to ban synthetic club drugs, and whether community coalitions can help reduce access to synthetic drugs.
Twenty-two articles and essays describe the history of club drugs such as ecstasy, Rohypnol, and GHB and argue opposing points on legal and medical issues related to club drugs.