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Part 1 Preliminaries: introduction - how to stop losing the war on drugs - thinking about drug policy. Part 2 Problems: drug abuse and other bad habits, the other victims of drug abuse. Part 3 Policies: laws, the markets for illicit drugs, enforcement, persuasion, help, and control. Part 4 Drugs: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, tobacco, heroin. Part 5 Recapitulation and conclusion: against excess - drug policy in moderation.
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