"Opium's Orphans is the first full history of drug prohibition and the "war on drugs." A no-holds-barred but balanced account, it shows that drug suppression was born of historical accident, not rational design. The war on drugs did not originate in Europe or the United States, and even less with President Nixon, but in China. Two Opium Wars followed by Western attempts to atone for them gave birth to an anti-narcotics order that has come to span...

Set in suburban Orange County, California in a future where America has lost the war on drugs. When one reluctant undercover cop is ordered to start spying on his friends, he is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode. Based on the experiences of the author, Philip K. Dick.

"A deep and troubling examination of the dark corners of working-class America, where unemployment and the loss of traditional jobs have produced an epidemic of drug abuse, bigotry, and even suicide, coupled with an urgent plea to rearrange our priorities to address the ills of middle America and emphasize the common good"-- "Is America in a state of irrevocable decline? In this provocative and disturbing examination of our country, Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Urban Brown is a white man who grew up in the dark recesses of the inner city, where he was the victim of torment, abuse, abandonment, deception, and violence. Urban overcame his horrid past and forged a peaceful and prosperous existence in an upper-class community. He has everything a man could ask for: a career that he loves, a sprawling estate, and a drop-dead gorgeous fiancée, Sierra. Then, out of the blue, he receives a phone call that changes...

"Provides information on drug and alcohol use, shares the stories of families who have lived through addiction, and teaches readers how to navigate peer pressure and stress." -- The Sheffs, a father-and-son team, provide all the information teens and tweens need to know about drugs, alcohol, and addiction. With testimonials from peers who have been there and families who have lived through the addiction of a loved one, they provide the cold, hard...

Ruined and on the lam, former drug kingpin Max Fisher stumbles upon the biggest discovery of his crooked life: a designer drug called PIMP that could put him back on top. Meanwhile, a certain femme fatale from his past is producing a film based on her and Max's life story.

"Rachel Kushner meets David Lynch in this fever dream of an LA novel about a young woman who commits a drunken act of violence just before her sister vanishes without a trace. On the night of her high school graduation, a young woman follows her older sister, Debbie, to Salvation--a Los Angeles bar patronized by energy healers, aspiring actors, and all-around misfits. After the two share a bag of unidentified pills, the evening turns into a haze of...

"It is the shocking nightmare story of a black heroin addict. Trapped in the festering sore of a major American ghetto, a young man and his girlfriend--both handsome, talented, and full of promise--are inexorably pulled into the living death of the hardcore junkie!"--Page 4 of cover.

Faith Simmons is a successful Assistant Principal and a respected community member. But beneath the surface, she struggles with a dangerous addiction to The Candy Shop. A drug den that has taken over her life. Desperate to fund her habit, Faith sells off her possessions, steals, and even sells her body. Nothing is off limits in her pursuit of the next hit. Faith resorts to a risky solution to fund her habit when her addiction spirals out of control.

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"Since the publication of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1939, the Twelve Steps have been central to staying sober for millions of people around the world. Countless recovery and treatment organizations have adopted the Steps as their program for abstaining from addictive behaviors. But recently a growing chorus of critics has questioned the science behind this model. In this book, Nowinski calls upon the latest research, as well as his own seminal Project...