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The two sides of the legalization debate are intelligently explored in separate chapters, with the rest of the volume devoted to the history of drug abuse, the war on drugs, and other related topics. The text is frequently broken by intrusive subheadings, giving the book a choppy quality. The accompanying black-and-white photographs are often too dark. A chronology is included. Bib., glos., ind.