Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. The Meaning of Drugs 1
5. 1. The Many Uses of Drugs 5
6. PART I · THE BATTLE FOR PROHIBITION, 1870–1940
7. INTRODUCTION 15
8. 2. Identifying the Problem 19
9. 3. Deciding on Prohibition 31
10. 4. International Conferences 42
11. 5. Changing Practice and Policy in Medicine and Public Health 55
12. PART II · TO A DECLARATION OF A WAR ON DRUGS, 1940–1980
13. Introduction 67
14. 6. Opportunities of World War II and Its Aftermath 71
15. 7. US Laws and International Conventions 82
16. 8. Who Is Using? 96
17. 9. War on Drugs Declared 109
18. PART III · BLURRING THE LINES, 1980–PRESENT
19. Introduction 123
20. 10. Mandatory Minimums 127
21. 11. Environmental Effects of the War on Drugs 139
22. 12. Marijuana’s Different Path 152
23. 13. New Challenges to the War on Drugs 164
24. Conclusion. Never-Ending War on Drugs? 175
25. Glossary 179
26. Notes 181
27. Suggestions for Further Reading 193
28. Index 199