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