The real drug abusers

The pharmaceutical/medical complex: A significant portion of medical research cannot be trusted

Drug companies too often place profits over progress

Medical personnel prescribe incorrectly too often

Human subjects have often been treated inhumanely

Drugs in psychiatry: U.S. citizens are overmedicated with psychiatric drugs, which are considerably less successful than advocates claim

There are many effective alternatives to psychiatric drugs

The wars on drugs: widely believed but incorrect notions about drug addiction do great harm

Most citizens are harmed rather than helped by the drug wars

Many drugs are dangerous

Extensive marketing of three legal drugs (alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine) causes great harm, especially to children

Many individuals and organizations benefit from the drug wars

Popular prevention and treatment programs for drug abuse have poor success rates, while effective (and much less expensive programs) are underused

Appendix: Introduction to pharmacology

How drugs work

Classification of psychoactive drugs

Variability.