From the Book - Third edition.
Section 1. Drugs : historical perspectives. The American experience with stimulants and opiates / David F. Musto
The struggle of mankind against its deadliest foe : themes of counter-subversion in anti-narcotic campaigns, 1920-1940 / Susan L. Speaker
Section 2. Drugs : causes and effects. The influence of drugs on brain activity and resulting criminality / Stephen G. Tibbetts
Comorbidity : addiction and other mental illnesses / National Institute on Drug Abuse
Explaining drug crime with criminological theory / Christine Famega & D. Cody Gaines
The psychopharmacology and prevalence of drugs / Larry K. Gaines
Section 3. Drug epidemics. Reflections on the meaning of drug epidemics / Dale D. Chitwood, Sheigla Murphy, & Marsha Rosenbaum
The scourge of methamphetamine / Janine Kremling
Prescription medication : a medicated nation / Janine Kremling
Section 4. Drug trafficking. Drug trafficking / Larry K. Gaines
The youth gangs, drugs, and violence connection / James C. Howell & Scott H. Decker
Research on upper level drug trafficking : a review / Frederick Desroches
Mexico's drug trafficking organizations : source and scope of the violence / June S. Beittel
Section 5. Policing drugs. Policing the drug problem / Larry K. Gaines
Asset forfeiture : origins and present status / John L. Worrall
Section 6. Treating the drug offender. Principles of drug abuse treatment for criminal justice populations / National Institute on Drug Abuse
Drug treatment for offenders : evidence-based criminal justice and treatment practices / Faye S. Taxman
Drug courts / Janine Kremling & Roger H. Peters
Section 7. Perspectives on the drug problem. Women and drugs / Pamela J. Schram
Minorities and drugs / Janine Kremling & Charles Adams
Juveniles and drugs / Larry K. Gaines
The relationship between drugs and crime / Larry K. Gaines
Section 8. Alternative drug policies. Marijuana legalization : what can be learned from other countries? / Peter H. Reuter
Surgical strikes in the drug wars : smarter policies for both sides of the border / Mark Kleiman
Drug policy : examining the idea of harm reduction as a primary goal / Larry K. Gaines.
