Drugs in Society

Michael D. Lyman, is a Professor of Criminal Justice in the Criminal Justice and Human Services Department at Columbia College of Missouri. In addition to being a teaching faculty member, he serves as the Graduate Coordinator for the Master of Science in Criminal Justice Program and Director of the Forensic Science Program. He is designated as an expert in police procedure in more than 30 states and frequently testifies as an expert witness in criminal cases.

• PrefaceIntroductionPART I – UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMChapter 1 - The Nature of the Drug ProblemChapter 2 - The History of Drug AbuseChapter 3 - Drug Abuse and PharmacologyChapter 4 - The Illicit Drug TradeChapter 5 - Domestic Drug ProductionChapter 6 - Drugs and CrimePART II – GANGS AND DRUGSChapter 7 - Organized Crime and The Drug TradeChapter 8 - Domestic Drug-Trafficking Organizations Chapter 9 - Mexico and the Other Transnational Trafficking OrganizationsPART III – FIGHTING BACKChapter 10 - The Drug Control InitiativeChapter 11 - Critical Issues in Drug ControlChapter 12 - Legalizing Marijuana: America’s Latest Social ExperimentChapter 13 - Understanding Drug Control PolicyChapter 14 - Drug Control Through Treatment and Prevention APPENDIX I – DRUG SCHEDULINGAPPENDIX II – GANGS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTERAPPENDIX III – LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSINDEX

I have been using this text for years…it is easy to read for the undergraduate students, getting points across without focusing too much on the biological and neuroscience jargon. It truly offers the students the criminal justice perspective. –Patrick McGrain, Gwynedd Mercy UniversityI want to give my students a clear and realistic picture of the drug/alcohol abuse in America, how serious the problem is and how we are all in some way, shape, or form affected by this… [Drugs in Society] has allowed me to reach those goals.—Lisa Lamb Weber, Texas State University