CONTENTS

FOREWORD by Betty Ford

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SECTION I: THINKING ABOUT ADDICTION

CHAPTER 1: Addiction to Alcohol and Other Drugs

CHAPTER 2: A World History of Drug Abuse

CHAPTER 3: The Contemporary Scene for Alcohol and Other Drugs

SECTION II: THE BRAIN AND ADDICTION

CHAPTER 4: The Brain: Target Organ of Addiction

CHAPTER 5: Gateway Drugs: Alcohol, Marijuana, and Cocaine

CHAPTER 6: Heroin and Other Drugs of Abuse

SECTION III: OVERCOMING ADDICTION

CHAPTER 7: The Addict’s Life

CHAPTER 8: Codependence: The Mirror of Addiction

CHAPTER 9: Preventing Addiction

CHAPTER 10: Intervention and Treatment

CHAPTER 11: Twelve Step Programs: A Modern Miracle

CHAPTER 12: Tough Policy Choices to Prevent Addiction

CHAPTER 13: The Future of Addiction

A PERSONAL FOOTNOTE

DRUG FACTS

BIBLIOTHERAPY

APPENDIX 1: Twelve Step Fellowship and Other Mutual-Aid Group Descriptions

APPENDIX 2: Resources