Illicit Drugs (Health and Medical Issues Today)

This concise, up-to-date volume compiles information and materials documenting illicit drugs and their use from multiple perspectives.

• A chronology of significant events, decisions, policies, and agreements about illicit drug use in the United States from 1872 to the present

• Graphs and tables about illicit drug use patterns and problems

• A world map depicting the distribution of problem drugs throughout the world

• A glossary of key terms about drug use and abuse

• A bibliography of significant reference materials addressing illicit drug use