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acepromazine, 152–53

acetaminophen, 232, 251

Acreage Holdings, 148

Adams, Paul, 138

Adderall, 93, 110, 117, 119, 120–21

addict, use of term, 10–11

addiction. See also drug addiction

use of term, 10–11

“Addiction Is a Brain Disease, and It Matters” (Leshner), 90–91

addictionologists, 240

ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder), 93, 110, 117, 120

Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), 42–44

Aguilar, Armando, 138, 139–40

AIDS. See HIV/AIDS

Air Force, U.S., 29, 89

AK-47 24 Karat Gold, 146–47

Alaska

death investigation system, 256

marijuana legalization, 158, 169

alcohol, 13, 76, 141

cocaine and, 91–92

heroin and, 14, 55–56, 65

methamphetamines and, 104

Prohibition, 34, 231–32, 248–50

regulation of, 21, 47, 53

smoking and, 99

stroke and heart disease, 9

alcohol withdrawal, 244

alprazolam, 234

Alvarez, Anita, 188

AMB-FUBINACA, 144, 147

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 173

American Society of Addiction Medicine, 98

“amnesty bin,” 81

amphetamines, 109–30. See also methamphetamines

author’s studies, 120–26

author’s use, 116–18

chemical structure of, 121

Cranston on, 119–20

d-amphetamine, 117, 120–22

pharmacological classes and effects, 181–83

in the Philippines, 109–10, 111–16, 129–30

in Thailand, 110–11

angel dust. See PCP

“Angola, Louisiana” (song), 72

Annucci, Anthony, 17

Anslinger, Harry J., 161–62

antidepressants, 120, 147, 184, 244

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, 23, 28–29, 30, 94, 203

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 23, 203–4

antihistamines, 147, 152, 153, 233–34

antipsychotics, 223, 224–25

Appalachia, mortality rates, 79

auto accidents, 54–55

auto safety, 46, 60, 62

Ayers, Roy, 197

Azar, Alex, 91

Bajrakitiyabha, 111

Baldwin, James, 28–31, 38, 245

Baltimore, marijuana legalization, 167–68

Baltimore Health Commissioner, 68–70

Barcelona, 134, 136–37, 140–41

Bar-Lev, Amir, 178–80

Barnes, Nicky, 209

“bath salts,” 137–39

Bayer Laboratories, 224

Behavioral Pharmacology Society, 8

Belfast, 79–81

beneficial drug effects, 246–48

benzodiazepine, 56–57, 234

Berenson, Alex, 162

Bergman, Jack, 8–9

Bill of Rights, 31

biology and environment, 127

birth control, 3

Bland, Sandra, 159

Blum, Deborah, 249

Boehner, John, 148

Bolsonaro, Jair, 215–16, 218

Boom Festival, 47–52, 134

Boston Globe, 98–99

brain

drug receptors, 45, 126–27, 142–43, 183–84

route of administration, 75–77

brain-disease model of drug addiction, 85–108, 254

brain-imaging data misinterpretation and misuse, 12, 97–105

cocaine and cocaethylene study, 91–92

drug policy and crack cocaine, 93–95

marijuana use, 3–6, 8–9, 45, 98–100

methamphetamine use, 90, 93, 95, 104–5, 114, 119–20, 121

prenatal drug exposure, 101–102

Volkow and NIDA view of, 85–86, 87–88, 95, 166

brain imaging, 87–88, 97–99, 101–102

misinterpretation and misuse of data, 12, 97–105

Brazil

crack cocaine and drug-war politics, 201–2, 210–18, 252

paradox of drug decriminalization, 196–202

Breaking Bad (TV show), 119–20

Brisbon, Rumain, 159

Broers, Barbara, 222–24, 225–27, 229

Brown, Michael, 159

Burning Man, 48

Bush, Robert, 56–57

California

death investigation system, 256

marijuana legalization, 158, 169

Callamard, Agnès, 112–14

Calloway, William, 189

Camden, Pat, 186–87

Canada

fentanyl-contaminated heroin deaths, 68

heroin consumption sites, 81

marijuana legalization, 168

cannabidiol (CBD), 142

cannabis. See marijuana

Capra, Michael, 17

carfentanil, 66–67, 136

“Case of You, A” (song), 106

Cash, Johnny, 230

Castile, Philando, 158–59

cathinone, 137–41

causation, 8, 101, 163–64

CBS News, 140

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 64

Chasnoff, Ira, 173

Chicago Tribune, 186, 187

child custody, 42–44

Chinese immigrants, 33

chlorpromazine, 153

Cialis, 117

civil disobedience, 47, 57

Cleveland, James, 116

Coca-Cola, 32

cocaethylene, 91–92

cocaine, 195–219. See also crack cocaine

brain-disease model of, 91–92, 94–95

Brazilian paradox, 196–202, 210–18

drug and sentencing laws, 23–24, 28–29, 46, 95, 107, 203–4, 209–10

“gateway” drug theory and, 7–8

history of use, 32, 33–34

in Portugal, 47

prenatal exposure, 173

racial differentiation, 23–24, 33–34, 73, 107, 209–10

set and setting, 77–79

“sunshine to brighten up your day,” 217–19

codeine, 224, 233

cognitive biases, 9–10, 28

cognitive dissonance, 217, 238

cognitive flexibility, 25, 148

colonoscopy, 41–42, 57

Colorado

author’s visit, 174–75

death investigation system, 257

marijuana legalization, 143, 158, 169

marijuana sales, 170–71

Columbia University, 1, 2–3, 15, 16, 41–42, 56, 124–25, 134–35, 155–56, 178, 207, 217–18, 237–38

Congressional Black Caucus, 29

Connolly, Gerald, 166

Constitution, U.S., 20, 31, 53, 248

Controlled Substances Act, 6, 44, 165–66

Cooper, Barry Michael, 203, 208

coroners, 64

death investigation systems by state, 256–62

correlation, 8, 163–64

crack cocaine

author’s research, 205–6

in Brazil, 201–2, 210–18, 252

drug and sentencing laws, 23–24, 28–29, 93–95, 107, 203–4, 209–10

media coverage of, 13–14, 23–24, 204

New Jack City, 195, 204–5, 206–9

race-and-pathology narrative, 23–24, 33–34, 88–89, 107, 204–5

in the U.S., 202–6

“crack crisis,” 23–24

“crackheads,” 89, 183

“Crack Is Wack” (mural), 203

“cracolândias,” 210–17

Cranston, Bryan, 119–20

Crowley, Aleister, 195

Crutcher, Terence, 190

Cuomo, Andrew, 17

Cuomo, Mario, 23

Daily Show, The (TV show), 119

d-amphetamine, 117, 120–22

Dead Heads, 179

death investigation systems by state, 256–62

Declaration of Independence, 2, 31–32, 62–63, 193, 252–53

decriminalization

in Brazil, 196–202

legalization vs., 47. See also marijuana legalization

in Portugal, 47–52, 55–56

psychedelic drugs, 190

in Spain, 134, 136–37

DeFoster, Ruth, 139

depenalization, 198–99

depression, 180. See also respiratory depression

antidepressants, 120, 147, 184, 244

heroin and, 230–31

ketamine for, 180–81, 184

MDMA and Suicide Tuesday, 126

diabetes, 53, 222

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), 11, 227

diamorphine hydrochloride, 75–76

Dickinson, Emily, 109

dimethyltryptamine (DMT), 177, 190

disease model of drug addiction. See brain-disease model of drug addiction

Doblin, Rick, 191–93

dopamine, 90, 90n, 104–5, 119–20, 127, 183, 224–25

dosage, 73–74

MDMA, 71, 181–82

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 15

“Down by the Riverside” (song), 239

drug addiction, 10–12, 206. See also specific drugs

brain-disease model of. See brain-disease model of drug addiction

racial differences, 22–23, 24, 202–3

use of term, 10–11

“drug crisis,” 13–14, 20–24. See also “heroin crisis”; “opioid crisis”

drug decriminalization. See decriminalization

drug exceptionalism, 178–79

drug laws, 46–47, 135, 148, 251–52. See also decriminalization; marijuana legalization

civil disobedience, 47, 57

cocaine and crack cocaine, 23–24, 28–29, 46, 47, 93–95, 203–4, 209–10

history of, 33–35

racial discrimination in, 7–8, 19–20, 23–24, 26–28, 33–34, 107–8, 148, 158–59, 167–68, 174, 251

synthetic cannabinoids, 143–45, 144

in Thailand, 110–11

“drug problem,” 20, 89, 101, 106, 234

drug receptors, 45, 126–27, 142–43, 183–84

drug-safety testing, 49, 68–71, 136, 213–14, 232

drawbacks of, 81–83

at Parklife Festival, 59–60, 61, 70–71, 79–80, 81

drug trafficking, 198–99, 214–15, 217–18, 252

drug use

beneficial effects, 246–48

dosage, 73–74

history of, 31–34

route of administration, 75

set, 77–79

setting, 78–79

side effects. See side effects

users on the margins, 79–82

drug war. See war on drugs

dry mouth, 119

Duterte, Rodrigo, 66, 95, 107, 109, 111–17, 129–30

dysentery, 45

Ebert, Roger, 204–5

ecstasy. See MDMA

Eighteenth Amendment, 34, 248–49

Einstein, Albert, 165

Emanuel, Rahm, 21, 187–88

endocannabinoid system, 142, 143

Energy Control, 134, 136–37

escitalopram, 184

Eugene, Rudy, 137–40

“Everybody Loves the Sunshine” (song), 197

Fadiman, James, 180

Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, 95, 210

favelas, 211–17

favorable drug effects, 246–48

fearmongering, 107, 166

fentanyl, 36, 66–67, 231

fentanyl-contaminated heroin deaths, 54, 66–67, 69–70, 231

first-pass metabolism, 76

FLAG Anti-Death Penalty Task Force, 109–10

Florida

death investigation system, 257

Trayvon Martin case, 159–61

fluoxetine, 184

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 66, 191

Ford, Quinn, 187

4-acetoxy-DMT (O-Acetylpsilocin), 182

Freedom of Information Act, 187, 189

Freud, Sigmund, 32

functional MRIs (fMRIs), 97, 102, 103

Garcia, Jerry, 179–80, 192–93

gaslighting, 164–65

“gateway” drug theory, 7–8

Gawin, Frank, 94

Geneva, 206, 222–24, 225–27

“get tough on opioids” policies, 36–37

Gitlow, Stuart, 98–99

Gladwell, Malcolm, 37

glutamate, 183–84

“God Bless the Child” (song), 238–39

Godfather, The (movie), 209

Graham, Ramarley, 159

“Grandma’s Hand” (song), 131

Grateful Dead, 179–80, 192–93

Gray, Freddie, 114–15

Green, Al, 61, 62, 128–29

Griffin, Farah Jasmine, 239

gun use, 54

Hamer, Fannie Lou, 253

happiness. See pursuit of happiness

Haring, Keith, 203

harm reduction, 13, 59–83

drug-safety testing, 68–71

fentanyl scare, 66–68

letting it go, 61–63

opioid crisis, 63–65

at Parklife Festival, 59–60, 61, 70–71, 79–80, 81

replacing the term, 62–63

use of term, 60

Harris County Juvenile Court, 157–58

Harrison Narcotics Tax Act, 34

Harvard Medical School, 8

Hayes, Isaac, 15–16

“health and happiness,” 62–63

heart rate, 122, 125–26

“Heaven Must Be Like This” (song), 116

Helicoca Incident, 217–18

hepatitis, 81, 227

heroin, 222–44

alcohol use and, 55–56, 65

author’s use, 14, 39, 222, 235–37, 238–44

brain and, 44–46

chemical structure of, 223–24

classes and effects, 181, 227

drug and sentencing laws, 36, 37–38, 44, 45–46, 54

popular depictions of, 230–31, 241–44

racism and, 35–36, 37–38

respiratory depression and, 45, 55, 65, 67, 74, 234

route of administration, 75–77

set and tolerance, 78

side effects, 55–56, 224–25

withdrawal symptoms, 55, 222, 241–44

heroin addiction, 24–25, 106, 206–7, 226, 227–31, 236

heroin-assisted treatment, 24–25, 146, 227–30

Geneva clinic, 206, 222–24, 225–27

“heroin crisis,” 22, 24, 228–29

heroin overdoses, 54, 55–57, 56–57, 232–35

fentanyl-contaminated, 54, 66–67, 69–70, 231

hexedrone, 137, 140–41

high-sugar diet, 53

Hispanics, and marijuana arrests, 7–8

histamine, 233–34

HIV/AIDS

contaminated needles and, 77, 226–27

medical marijuana and, 6

Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 234

Holiday, Billie, 238–39

homicide rates, in Brazil, 214, 215

How to Change Your Mind (Pollan), 180

Huffman, John W., 142

“Hurt” (song), 230–31

hypocrisy, 148

Idaho

death investigation system, 257

premarital sex, 46

“I Don’t Feel No Ways Tired” (song), 116

Illinois

death investigation system, 258

marijuana legalization, 169

I’m New Here (album), 73

“I’m New Here” (song), 72, 73

“implicit bias,” 28

injecting crack cocaine, 91, 94

injecting heroin, 60, 76–77, 80, 226, 236

injection equipment, 60, 76, 77

International Drug Policy Reform Conference (2013), 196

Isley Brothers, 130

Ivins, Molly, 131

Jefferson, Thomas, 1, 1n, 32

Jesus, 59–60

“Jesus Is Waiting” (song), 128–29

Jobim, Antônio Carlos, 198

“Johannesburg” (song), 72

Johanson, Chris-Ellyn, 104

Jones, Quincy, 209

“Just Say No” campaign, 172, 203

JWH-018, 144, 144–45, 147

K2/Spice, 143, 145–46

Kalven, Jamie, 187, 189

Keating, Frank, 182–83

ketamine, 180–81, 184–85

author’s use, 182

chemical structure of, 184

khat, 137

“Kids Killing Kids: New Jack City Eat Its Young” (Cooper), 208

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 17, 41, 51–52, 85, 164, 253, 254–55

King, Rodney, 185–86

King, Stephen, 36

Kissinger, Henry, 237

Koon, Stacey, 186

Kosmicare, 47–52

Ksir, Charles, 164

LaGuardia, Fiorello, 170

“lean,” 233–34

Ledger, Heath, 234

legalization. See also marijuana legalization

decriminalization vs., 47

Lemgruber, Julita, 196–97, 198–99

LePage, Paul, 37

Leshner, Alan, 90–91

Letter from Birmingham Jail (King), 254–55

liberty, 1–2, 31, 38, 52–57, 252–53

lidocaine, 46

Lindsay, John, 25

liver, 55, 76–77

Locke, John, 1–2

logical fallacies, 164

Long Strange Trip (documentary), 179

Loop, The, 60, 61, 70–71, 81–82

Los Angeles riots, 186

“Love and Happiness” (song), 61, 62

LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), 50, 177, 180

benefits of, 178, 180–81

Luciano, 155–56

McAllister, Delon, 102

McCance-Katz, Elinore, 91

McDonald, Laquan, 186–89

McKenna, Terence, 177

magic mushrooms, 177

magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), 97–98, 103

Maine

death investigation system, 258

drug policy, 37

marijuana legalization, 158, 169

Malcolm X, 152

Manila Times, 113

Marihuana (Marijuana) Tax Act of 1937, 161, 170

marijuana, 155–75

author’s studies, 3–6, 8–9, 160–61, 164

author’s use, 42–43, 44, 88, 155–56, 175

brain and, 44–46, 98–100

dose and dosage, 73–74

drug and sentencing laws, 6, 44, 157–58, 161, 165–66, 170

“gateway” drug theory of, 7–8

media coverage of, 158–62, 163

paced-puffing procedure, 3–4

prenatal exposure, 171–75

psychosis measurements, 162–64

racial discrimination and, 7–8, 19–20, 158–61, 167

reefer-madness rhetoric, 161–65

Trayvon Martin case, 159–61

marijuana legalization, 143, 148, 158, 165–71. See also specific states

support for, 168, 168–69

Marijuana March (Brazil), 197–98

fmr, Bob, 155

Martin, Trayvon, 150, 159–61

Massachusetts

death investigation system, 258

marijuana legalization, 158, 169

Massachusetts General Hospital, 98

Maze, 192

MDMA

(3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine)

author’s study, 123–26

author’s use, 116–18, 127–29

chemical structure of, 117, 123, 131, 132

dosage, 71, 181–82

FDA approval for PTSD, 190

fentanyl-contaminated, 67

at Parklife Festival, 71

in Portugal, 47, 50

media (media coverage)

of crack cocaine, 13–14, 23–24, 204–5

of heroin, 222, 241–42

of marijuana, 158–62, 163

of “opioid crisis,” 13–14, 36, 244

“PCP-crazed black man” myth, 185–88

“zombie” outbreak, 138–39, 145–47

medical examiners, 64

death investigation systems by state, 256–62

medical marijuana, 6, 7, 42, 165, 167

memory, 4–5, 101–3

Mencken, H. L., 53, 118

mephedrone, 135, 137, 140

metabolism, 76–77

methadone programs, 24–25, 146, 227–28

methamphetamines

author’s studies, 86–87, 110, 120–26

author’s use, 116–18, 127–28, 181–82

brain and, 90, 93, 95, 103–5, 114, 119–20

chemical structure of, 117, 121, 123

pharmacological classes and effects, 181–83

in the Philippines, 109–10, 111–16, 129–30

side effects, 119

methamphetamine addiction, 119–20, 121, 122–23

methanol, 249–50

2-methylmethcathinone, 141

Miami cannibal attack, 137–40

Michigan

death investigation system, 258

marijuana legalization, 169

Military Police (Brazil), 212–13

Mississippi

death investigation system, 259

premarital sex, 46

Mitchell, Joni, 106

Monteith, Cory, 234

moralism, 2–3, 70, 73, 145, 174, 202, 251–52

Morgan, John, 185

Morrison, Toni, 199–200

Mosby, Marilyn, 167

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), 191–92

Murphy, Billy, 114–15

Murphy, Eddie, 209

naloxone, 69

narcolepsy, 93, 120

National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW), 171

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2, 4, 6, 7, 92–93, 95–96, 102, 104, 124, 166

brain-disease model of drug addiction, 85–88

“Needle and Damage Done, The” (song), 230, 231

negative drug effects, 246–47

“Negro cocaine fiend,” 34, 139–40, 185

N-Ethylpentedrone, 137, 141

neurons, 88n, 90

neurotransmitters, 90, 183–84, 225

Nevada

death investigation system, 259

marijuana legalization, 158, 169

New England Journal of Medicine, 96, 105, 146

new jack, 208

New Jack City (movie), 195, 204–5, 206–9

New York

death investigation system, 260

drug sentencing laws, 23, 24, 170

medical marijuana, 42

prison economy, 20

“zombie” outbreak, 145–46

New York Times, 142, 145, 146, 233

Nichols, David, 154

Nine Inch Nails, 230–31

Ninoy Aquino International Airport, 109, 114, 115–16, 129–30

Nixon, Richard, 24–25

N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, 183–84

NoBox Philippines, 109–10

North Carolina

death investigation system, 260

premarital sex, 46

Northern Ireland, 79–81

Northwestern University, 98

novel psychoactive substances, 131–54

author’s use, 131–32, 140–41

ban on, 143–47, 144

use of term, 133

nucleus accumbens, 90, 97, 100

“numbness,” 239–40

n-word, 149, 151–52

Obama, Barack, 210

obesity, 93, 120

Oklahoma

death investigation system, 260

mortality rates, 79

Olympic Games Rio 2016, 211

opioids, 221–44. See also heroin

in America today, 35–38

opioid addiction, 35–37, 221–22, 226, 244

“opioid crisis,” 21–22, 35–38, 244

crisis of data collection and reporting, 63–65

media coverage of, 13–14, 36, 244

Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, 22

opioid overdoses, 21, 35, 36, 232–35

crisis tracking and reporting, 63–65

fentanyl scare, 66–68

opioid withdrawal, 222, 241–44

opium

author’s use, 141, 240–41

history of use, 32, 33–34

opium dens, 33

opium poppy, 224, 233

Oregon

death investigation system, 261

marijuana legalization, 158, 169

Ossining Metro North Train Station, 39

overdoses, 19. See also heroin overdoses; opioid overdoses

crisis tracking and reporting, 63–65

fentanyl scare, 66–68

mortality rates, 64, 79

Owen, Frank, 139

oxycodone, 14, 234, 251

pain, 6, 35–36, 45, 46, 180–81

Paltrow, Lynn, 171

Paradise (Morrison), 199–200

“parental neglect,” 42–44

Parke, Davis & Company, 183

Parklife Festival, 59–60, 61, 70–71, 79–80, 81–82

Parks, Rosa, 47, 57

Patriot Act, 38

Paulino, Tatianna, 233–35

PCP (phencyclidine), 183–85

chemical structure of, 184

“PCP-crazed black man” myth, 185–89, 190–91

Pennsylvania

death investigation system, 261

prison economy, 20

Percocet, 232, 251

Perrella, Gustavo, 218

Perrella, Zezé, 218

Petty, Tom, 234

Philippines, 66, 95, 109–10, 111–16, 129–30

Planned Parenthood, 70

Poisoner’s Handbook, The (Blum), 249

police shootings, 150, 158–59, 165

in Brazil, 215–16

“PCP-crazed black man” myth, 185–89, 190–91

politics (politicians), 22, 36, 44–45, 93, 105–6, 148

Pollan, Michael, 180

Poppo, Ronald, 138

Portugal

Boom Festival, 47–52

decriminalization in, 47–52, 55–56

positron-emission tomography (PET), 97, 104

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 190

potency and dosage, 73–74

poverty, 3, 89, 114, 213–14

Powell, Laurence, 186

Prague, 240–41

premarital sex, 46–47

prenatal drug exposure, 101–102

cocaine, 173

marijuana, 171–75

Prince (musician), 231

prison economy, 20, 199

prison sentences. See drug laws

Prohibition, 34, 231–32, 248–50

promethazine, 153, 233–34

psilocybin, 177, 178, 182, 190

benefits of, 180–81

psychedelic drugs, 177–93

advocates of, 178–80, . 189–93

author’s use, 181–82

benefits of, 180–81

the Dead experience, 178–80, 192–93

dosage, 182

“PCP-crazed black man” myth, 185–89, 190–91

pharmacological classes and effects, 181–83

Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide, The (Fadiman), 180

Psychoactive Week (2018), 195

psychonauts, 183, 190, 192

Psychopharmacology (journal), 104

psychosis, 162–64, 224–25

public service announcements (PSAs), 24, 30, 93, 118–19

Punisher, 71–72

puritanism, 117–18, 229

pursuit of happiness, 1–2, 31–32, 62–63, 193, 252–53

racism, 25–31. See also police shootings

author’s son and n-word, 148–54

in Brazil, 199–201

cocaine and crack cocaine, 23–24, 33–34, 73, 88–89, 107–8, 204–5, 209–10

drug laws and, 7–8, 19–20, 23–24, 26–28, 33–34, 107–8, 148, 158–59, 167–68, 174, 251

marijuana use and arrests, 7–8, 19–20, 158–61, 167–68

“Negro cocaine fiend,” 34, 139–40, 185

opioids and, 35–38

“PCP-crazed black man” myth, 185–89, 190–91

war on drugs, 21–25

Ramirez, José, 139

Rangel, Charles, 23

Rappler Talk, 113–14

Reagan, Nancy, 172, 203

Really Good Day, A (Waldman), 180

Reconstruction, 33

religion and religious beliefs, 59–60

replication, 103, 183

respiratory depression, 45, 55, 65, 67, 74, 234

responsibility and liberty, 52–57

Reubens, Paul (Pee-wee Herman), 203

Reznor, Trent, 230–31

Rice, Tamir, 150

Rio de Janeiro, 196–97, 200–201, 210–17, 252

risk-benefit analysis, 53–54

Robbins, Tom, 221

Rockefeller Drug Laws, 24

Rodrigues, Silva, 218

Rodriguez, Steven, 233–35

rolling, 127–28

Rosell-Ubial, Paulyn Jean B., 112–13

route of administration, 75–77

Royal Air Force Fairford, 29

Ruenrurng, Supatta, 110–11

Sanders, Bernie, 44–45

Sao Paulo massacre of 2015, 201

scapegoats, 34

Schedule I drugs, 6, 44, 165–66

schizophrenia, 162, 224–25

Schneider, Mike, 156–58, 171

Schuster, Bob, 104, 152

Science (journal), 65, 90

Scott, Keith Lamont, 159

Scott-Heron, Gil, 72–73

Second Amendment, 54

self-control, 95–96

self-perception, 151, 178, 181

September 11 attacks (2001), 38

serotonin, 127, 183

set, 77–78, 126–27

setting, 78–79, 126–27

shamans, 177, 182

Shelby, Betty Jo, 190

Shumlin, Peter, 22, 228–29

side effects, 246–48

beneficial, 246–48

at Boom Festival, 48, 49–50

heroin, 55–56, 224–25

Parklife Festival, 70–71

set and, 78

Simone, Nina, 51–52

Sing Sing Correctional Facility, 15–18, 21–22, 38–39, 240

6-APB 6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran), 117, 131–35

author’s use, 131–32, 134, 154

chemical structure of, 132

Smith, Bob, 85

smoking heroin, 76–77

smoking methamphetamine, 122

smoking tobacco, 98, 99, 163

Snipes, Wesley, 204–5

“Soulsville” (song), 15–16

Soul Train (TV show), 128

Southern Baptist Convention, 59–60

Spain, 133–34, 136–37, 140–41

Stewart, Jon, 119

Suicide Tuesday, 126

Sullum, Jacob, 140

Sundance Film Festival, 207

Swalve, Natashia, 139

Switzerland, 69, 206, 222–27

synthetic cannabinoids, 142–48

ban on, 143–47, 144

“zombie” outbreak, 145–47

Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, 140

tax policy, 19, 170–71, 248–49, 253–54

Tell Your Children (Berenson), 162

Texas

death investigation system, 262

juvenile court, 157–58, 171–72

Thailand, 110–11

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), 4, 45, 74, 139, 161

Thoreau, Henry David, 253

Three-Fifths Clause, 20

“throwaway people,” 20

tolerance, 11, 78

Trainspotting (movie), 241

triazolam, 243

Trump, Donald, 21–22, 107, 231

Tubman, Harriet, 253

Turner, Nat, 253

2C-B (2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromophenethylamine), 51–52, 71, 182

2-FMA (2-fluoromethamphetamine), 117

Twenty-First Amendment, 248–49

Udon Thani Central Prison, 110

unemployment, 38, 80, 89, 93–94, 114, 202, 214

United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS), 133

United States bombing of Libya of 1986, 29

University of California, Davis, 102

University of Geneva, 222

University of Maryland, 102

University of Mississippi, 6

University of Wyoming, 3, 89–90

Van Dyke, Jason, 188

venlafaxine, 184, 188

Vermont, 22, 228–29

death investigation system, 262

Viagra, 117

Vicodin, 231, 232

Vietnam War, 24–25

Village Voice, 203, 208

Virginia

death investigation system, 262

premarital sex, 46

Volkow, Nora, 7, 85–86, 87–88, 95, 166

Waldman, Ayelet, 180

Wallace, George, 23

war on drugs, 18–20, 94, 172, 203

Baldwin’s views on, 28–31

Washington

death investigation system, 262

marijuana legalization, 143, 158, 169

Washington, D.C.

death investigation system, 257

marijuana legalization, 168, 169

Wayne State University, 104

“We Are One” (song), 192

Wells, Ida B., 54

Wen, Leana, 68–70

white privilege, 26–27

Whitten, Danny, 230–31

“Why?” (song), 51–52

Withers, Bill, 131, 219

Witzel, Wilson, 215–16

Woolley, Sarah, 124–25

Wright, Tom, 206–10

Wyllys, Jean, 197, 215

Xanax, 56–57, 234

Yale University, 91–92, 94

Yanez, Jeronimo, 158–59

Young, Neil, 230–31

Zarrow Mental Health Symposium (2019), 245–46, 254

Zimmerman, George, 159–61

“zombie” outbreak, 138–39, 145–47

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