Saying Yes In Defense of Drug Use

by Sullum, Jacob

• ISBN13: 9781585423187
• ISBN10: 1585423181
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781101658192
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-11
• Publisher: Tarcher
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Summary

This critically acclaimed and profoundly damning critique of the conventional wisdom about intoxicants argues that the all-or-nothing thinking that has long dominated discussions of illegal drug use should give way to a wiser, subtler approach -- one with deep roots in Western culture and with the moral power to end the disastrous "war on drugs." Book jacket.

Author Biography

Jacob Sullum is a widely published journalist.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	1	(2)
Author's Note	3	(4)
Introduction: The Silent Majority	7	(24)
Chapter One: Chemical Reactions	31	(23)
Chapter Two: Strong Drink	54	(46)
Chapter Three: Going Nowhere	100	(36)
Chapter Four: Crazy, Man	136	(32)
Chapter Five: Random Sex Acts	168	(24)
Chapter Six: Killer Drugs	192	(29)
Chapter Seven: Too Good	221	(28)
Chapter Eight: Body and Soul	249	(22)
Conclusion: Managing Moderation	271	(14)
Notes	285	(34)
Bibliography	319	(14)
Index	333	(6)
About the Author	339