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485abolitionism, 37abortion, 336Abrams, David, 363abusability, 13Abyssinia, 11Academia Libre de Medicina de Lima, 45accidents, 12acetaminophen, 390acetylcholine, 79“Acid Redux” (Menand), 126Actiq, 397Adams, John, 30Adams, John Quincy, 35Adams, Samuel Hopkins, 89Addams, Jane, 52addiction, 15–18, 19, 54–55; among war veterans, 134–35aerial spraying, 268, 294; in Colombia, 8, 223–28, 233, 249, 264, 310, 411, 413; in Mexico, 149Afghanistan, 212, 226; al-Qaeda in, 240; drug eradication in, 294, 301–2, 309–12, 352; drug use in, 312; heroin and opiate production in, 5, 150, 309–11, 314; poppy cultivation in, 396; U.S. military in, 240, 279, 284, 309, 311African-Americans: anti-drug senti-ment among, 168–69; drug use linked to, 50, 51–52, 60, 107, 142, 151, 161, 163, 166; disparate enforcement and sentencing for, 166–67, 335, 338–39, 340, 343, 345Aguilar, Gerardo (“César”), 241–42, 243Águilas Negras (drug traffi cking group), 239Ahmed, Azam, 291, 311AIDS/HIV, 20, 138, 349Air Bridge Denial Program, 256Alaska, 352Alcides Cruz, Luis, 232alcohol, 24–40, 328, 409; addictiveness of, 15, 419; in ancient world, 25–26; in Britain, 17; in colonial America, 26–28; “deaths of despair” linked to, 397; early crackdowns on, 7; in Italy, 17; regulation of, 89, 90–91; social cost of, 12, 13, 14, 20, 24–25, 161; taxation of, 100, 102, 103; as un-scheduled substance, 141. See alsoProhibitionalcoholism, 141Alcott, Louisa May, 72Index
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485abolitionism, 37abortion, 336Abrams, David, 363abusability, 13Abyssinia, 11Academia Libre de Medicina de Lima, 45accidents, 12acetaminophen, 390acetylcholine, 79“Acid Redux” (Menand), 126Actiq, 397Adams, John, 30Adams, John Quincy, 35Adams, Samuel Hopkins, 89Addams, Jane, 52addiction, 15–18, 19, 54–55; among war veterans, 134–35aerial spraying, 268, 294; in Colombia, 8, 223–28, 233, 249, 264, 310, 411, 413; in Mexico, 149Afghanistan, 212, 226; al-Qaeda in, 240; drug eradication in, 294, 301–2, 309–12, 352; drug use in, 312; heroin and opiate production in, 5, 150, 309–11, 314; poppy cultivation in, 396; U.S. military in, 240, 279, 284, 309, 311African-Americans: anti-drug senti-ment among, 168–69; drug use linked to, 50, 51–52, 60, 107, 142, 151, 161, 163, 166; disparate enforcement and sentencing for, 166–67, 335, 338–39, 340, 343, 345Aguilar, Gerardo (“César”), 241–42, 243Águilas Negras (drug traffi cking group), 239Ahmed, Azam, 291, 311AIDS/HIV, 20, 138, 349Air Bridge Denial Program, 256Alaska, 352Alcides Cruz, Luis, 232alcohol, 24–40, 328, 409; addictiveness of, 15, 419; in ancient world, 25–26; in Britain, 17; in colonial America, 26–28; “deaths of despair” linked to, 397; early crackdowns on, 7; in Italy, 17; regulation of, 89, 90–91; social cost of, 12, 13, 14, 20, 24–25, 161; taxation of, 100, 102, 103; as un-scheduled substance, 141. See alsoProhibitionalcoholism, 141Alcott, Louisa May, 72Index
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part 1 Drugs and the Drug War in Context
  5. 1. Drugs 101 11
  6. 2. Alcohol 24
  7. 3. Cocaine 41
  8. 4. Opium 54
  9. 5. Cannabis 66
  10. 6. Tobacco 78
  11. 7. Crackdown 88
  12. 8. Amphetamines 110
  13. 9. Alternative Consciousness 117
  14. 10. Nixon’s War 133
  15. 11. Reagan’s War 153
  16. Part 2 Supply - Side Crusade
  17. 12. Supply Side 175
  18. 13. Kingpin 191
  19. 14. Plan Colombia 211
  20. 15. Catastrophic Success 229
  21. 16. Our Man in Lima 250
  22. 17. Bolivian Backlash 259
  23. 18. El Narco Mexicano 270
  24. 19. Fear and Loathing in Central America 295
  25. 20. The Global War 307
  26. Part 3 The Home Front
  27. 21. The War over the War on Drugs 317
  28. 22. Law Enforcement and Incarceration 331
  29. 23. Cannabis Revisited 346
  30. 24. Big Tobacco 363
  31. 25. Psychedelics 2.0 371
  32. 26. The Most American Drug 381
  33. 27. Opioid Nation 390
  34. Concluding Thoughts and a Tentative Way Forward 409
  35. Notes 425
  36. Acknowledgments 483
  37. Index 485
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part 1 Drugs and the Drug War in Context
  5. 1. Drugs 101 11
  6. 2. Alcohol 24
  7. 3. Cocaine 41
  8. 4. Opium 54
  9. 5. Cannabis 66
  10. 6. Tobacco 78
  11. 7. Crackdown 88
  12. 8. Amphetamines 110
  13. 9. Alternative Consciousness 117
  14. 10. Nixon’s War 133
  15. 11. Reagan’s War 153
  16. Part 2 Supply - Side Crusade
  17. 12. Supply Side 175
  18. 13. Kingpin 191
  19. 14. Plan Colombia 211
  20. 15. Catastrophic Success 229
  21. 16. Our Man in Lima 250
  22. 17. Bolivian Backlash 259
  23. 18. El Narco Mexicano 270
  24. 19. Fear and Loathing in Central America 295
  25. 20. The Global War 307
  26. Part 3 The Home Front
  27. 21. The War over the War on Drugs 317
  28. 22. Law Enforcement and Incarceration 331
  29. 23. Cannabis Revisited 346
  30. 24. Big Tobacco 363
  31. 25. Psychedelics 2.0 371
  32. 26. The Most American Drug 381
  33. 27. Opioid Nation 390
  34. Concluding Thoughts and a Tentative Way Forward 409
  35. Notes 425
  36. Acknowledgments 483
  37. Index 485
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