4. The Sorcerer’s Apprentices

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Introduction: The Psychoactive Revolution 1
5. Part I: The Confluence of Psychoactive Resources
6. 1. The Big Three: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Caffeine 9
7. 2. The Little Three: Opium, Cannabis, and Coca 31
8. 3. The Puzzle of Distribution 53
9. Part II: Drugs and Commerce
10. 4. The Sorcerer’s Apprentices 69
11. 5. A Trap Baited with Pleasure 91
12. 6. Escape from Commodity Hell 112
13. Part III: Drugs and Power
14. 7. Opiates of the People 135
15. 8. Taxes and Smuggling 152
16. 9. About-Face: Restriction and Prohibition 166
17. 10. Licit and Illicit Drugs 187
18. Bibliographic Note 211
19. Abbreviations 215
20. Notes 217
21. Illustration Credits 263
22. Index 265