by Edward M. Brecher and the Editors of Consumer
Reports Magazine, 1972
Table of Contents
Part I – The Opiates: Heroin, Morphine,
Opium, and Methadone
Chapter 1 – Nineteenth
Century America – „a dope fiends paradise“Chapter 2 – Opiates
for pain relief, for tranquilization, and for pleasureChapter 3 – What
kinds of people used opiates?Chapter 4 – Effects
of opium, morphine and heroin on addictsChapter 5 – Some
eminent narcotics addictsChapter 6 – Opium
smoking is outlawedChapter 7 – The
Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906Chapter 8 – The
Harrison Narcotic Act (1914)Chapter 9 – Tightening
up the Harrison ActChapter 10 – Why
our narcotics laws have failed: 1) Heroin is an addicting
drugChapter 11 – Why
our narcotics laws have failed: 2) The economics of the black
marketChapter 12 – The
heroin „overdose“ mystery and other
occupational hazards of heroin addictionChapter 13 – Supplying
heroin legally to addictsChapter 14 – Enter
methadone maintenanceChapter 15 – How
well does methadone maintenance work?Chapter 16 – Methadone
side effectsChapter 17 – Why
methadone maintenance worksChapter 18 – Methadone
maintenance spreadsChapter 19 – The
future of methadone maintenanceChapter 20 – Heroin
on the youth drug scene – and in Vietnam
Part II – Caffeine
Chapter 21 – Early
historyChapter 22 – Recent
findings
Part III – Nicotine
Chapter 23 – Tobacco
Chapter 24 – The
Case of Dr. Sigmund FreudChapter 25 – Nicotine
as an addicting drugChapter 26 – Cigarettes
– and the 1964 report of the Surgeon General’s Advisory
Committee
Chapter 27 – A
program for the future
Part IV – Alcohol, Barbiturates,
Tranquilizers
Chapter 28 – The
barbiturates for sleep and sedationChapter 29 – Alcohol
and barbiturates: Two ways of getting drunk
Chapter 30 – Popularizing
the barbiturates as „thrill pills“Chapter 31 – The
nonbarbiturate sedatives and the „minor“
tranquilizersChapter 32 – Should
alcohol be prohibited?Chapter 33 – Why
alcohol should not be prohibited
Part V – Coca, Cocaine, Amphetamines,
„Speed“
Chapter 34 – Coca
LeavesChapter 35 – Cocaine
Chapter 36 – The
amphetaminesChapter 37 – Enter
the „speed freak“Chapter 38 – How
speed was popularizedChapter 39 – The
Swedish experienceChapter 40 – Should
the amphetamines be prohibited?Chapter 41 – Back
to cocaine againChapter 42 – A
slightly hopeful postscript
Part VI – Inhalants, solvents and
glue-sniffing
Chapter 43 – The
historical antecedents of glue-sniffingChapter 44 – How
to launch a nationwide drug menace
Part VII – LSD and
LSD-like drugs
Chapter 45 – Early
use of LSD-like drugsChapter 46 – LSD
is discoveredChapter 47 – LSD
and psychotherapyChapter 48 – Hazards
of LSD psychotherapyChapter 49 – Early
nontherapeutic use of LSDChapter 50 – How
LSD was popularized, 1962-1969Chapter 51 – How
the hazards of LSD were augmented, 1962-1969Chapter 52 – LSD
today: The search for a rational perspective
Part VIII – Marijuana and Hashish
Chapter 53 – Marijuana
in the Old WorldChapter 54 – Marijuana
in the New WorldChapter 55 – Marijuana
and Alcohol ProhibitionChapter 56 – Marijuana
is outlawedChapter 57 – America
discovers marijuanaChapter 58 – Can
marijuana replace alcohol?Chapter 59 – The
1969 marijuana shortage and „Operation Intercept“Chapter 60 – The Le Dain Commission Report – coming soon!
Part IX – The Drug Scene
Chapter 61 – Scope
of Drug UseChapter 62 – Prescription,
over-the-counter, and black-market drugsChapter 63 – The
Haight-Ashbury, its predecessors and its satellitesChapter 64 – Why
a youth drug scene?Chapter 65 – First
steps toward a solution: innovative approaches by indigenous
institutionsChapter 66 – Alternatives
to the drug experienceChapter 67 – Emergence
from the drug scene
Part X – Conclusions and
Recommendations
Chapter 68 – Learning
from past mistakes: six caveatsChapter 69 – Policy
Issues and RecommendationsChapter 70 – A
Last Word