Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-336) and indexes.
Contents
An overview : the greater evil -- Identifying the enemy : "drugs," "drug abuse" and other concepts -- Our most harmful legal drugs -- Our most popular illegal drugs -- Lessons from the past -- The crime caused by Prohibition -- Freedom costs -- Autonomy costs -- Social costs -- Health and safety costs -- The drug war cannot succeed -- The legalization option -- Forms of legalization -- A harm minimization approach.