Matters of Substance: Drugs--and Why Everyone's a UserThis book explores the pervasive influence of drugs around the world--from marijuana to nicotine, caffeine, opiates, and other licit and illicit substances. It positions the various uses and abuses of drugs within the web of ideas held worldwide about personal freedom, pleasure, and globalization. Authoritative and wide ranging, Matters of Substance is an essential reference in the ongoing debate about drug use. |
Contents
Licit Drugs | 1 |
Opiates Introduced | 77 |
Opium in China | 83 |
a Tale of Two Nations | 103 |
Other Drugs Outside the | 141 |
Cannabis | 143 |
Cocaine | 164 |
Amphetamines etc | 185 |
The Martian Calls Again | 223 |
What To Do About Drugs? | 227 |
One Helluva Problem | 229 |
The Legalization Debate | 240 |
Better Deals | 256 |
Postscript | 278 |
Sources and Further Reading | 280 |
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