drug utilization

Discusses the complex issues of both legal and illegal drug use throughout history, with a detailed history of the drugs that have garnered the most attention from the American public, beginning in the 1700s up to the present day.

Looks at the legality of marijuana in the United States and negative effects of it.

Examines the possible consequences of the growth of prescription drug use and the impact of direct-to-consumer promotion (DTC) and off-label marketing.

Examines the possible consequences of the growth of prescription drug use and the impact of direct-to-consumer promotion (DTC) and off-label marketing.

A compilation of statistics and information on alcohol and drug abuse in America.

Explores the history of drug usage, its roles and effects on various societies, from earliest times to the present.

Explores how Americans' relationship with psychoactive drugs has changed over the last one hundred years, arguing that new pharmaceutical substances have been developed at such an alarming rate that American culture cannot develop an accurate picture of how they work and what long term damage they can cause.

Examines clinical drug trials in developing countries of Africa and Asia, discussing the pharmaceutical industry's motivation to test on poor people, the treatment of patients, and ethical issues involved; and providing what the author believes to be solutions to the problem.

Examines the dangers of drug use, focusing on party and club drugs, with information on the emotional and physical problems they can cause, why they are so addictive, treatment options, and the dangers of addiction.