Forces of habit : drugs and the making of the modern world / David T. Courtwright.

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2001.

viii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Published and reprinted in 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index.

Introduction: The psychoactive revolution -- The big three: alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine -- The little three: opium, cannabis, and coca -- The puzzle of distribution -- The sorcerer's apprentices -- A trap baited with pleasure -- Escape from commodity hell -- Opiates of the people -- Taxes and smuggling -- About-face: restriction and prohibition -- Licit and illicit drugs.