Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Dedication V
3. Epigraph VII
4. Contents IX
5. Preface: Breaking User Silence XI
6. Acknowledgments XV
7. Introduction. We Are All Users 1
8. Chapter 1. Picture a Drug User
9. Introduction 21
10. Jim: Feeding My Family 56
11. Mordecai: Normal 57
12. Ella: Time 59
13. Chapter 2. Criminalization
14. Introduction 61
15. Jason: The Little Engine That Could 88
16. Marcus: Reflections of a Philosopher-Cop on the Drug War 91
17. Chapter 3. Medicalization
18. Introduction 95
19. Lucius: Not What You Think 124
20. Nadine: Like a Storm 125
21. José: The Cure 127
22. Brittany: Ask Your Doctor 128
23. Chapter 4. Why We Use
24. Introduction 131
25. Bonnie: Evening Smoke 158
26. Cosmo: What Could Be 159
27. Mark: It’s Not What, It’s How 162
28. Kyla: Note from a Socially Integrated Drug User 164
29. Conclusion 167
30. Notes 173
31. Glossary 191
32. Selected Bibliography 195
33. Index 209
34. About the Author 221