Drugs in American Society: 2025 Release ISE

1 An introduction to drug use

2 Rates and patterns of drug use

3 A history of drug use

4 A history of the War On Drugs

5 Who uses which drugs and why?

6 Drugs in the media

7 Alcohol and tobacco

8 Marijuana and club drugs

9 Cocaine and the amphetamines

10 Heroin and the narcotics

11 Drug trafficking

12 Drugs and crime

13 Drug law, drug treatment

14 Legalization, decriminalization, and harm reduction

Drugs in American Society provides a holistic introduction to drug use in the United States. This sociological perspective on the use of psychoactive substances takes a big-picture look at patterns of drug consumption in America while also focusing on the effects that drugs have on users' lives. This release presents the most current research, data, and statistics on drug use and discusses the latest trends involving drugs, from the decriminalization and mainstreaming of marijuana to the opioid epidemic that has led to a startling rise in overdose deaths. Personal accounts of Americans who have taken drugs show the reality of drug use and provide insights that go beyond the portrayal of drugs in society and the news media.