Introduction -- Part I : Where we are, where we have been -- Harlem -- Yesterday in America : a brief history of the drug wars -- Harm reduction in words, legalization as deeds -- Oregon's woes -- A tale of two countries -- Part II : Looking for solutions -- San Francisco -- Beyond our borders -- Zooming in on local and national solutions -- Hope and help whether you like it or not -- Conclusion

"We are in the midst of the worst drug crisis in American history. What are we going to do about it? Around one hundred thousand Americans died of a drug overdose last year -- nearly double the number who died in the Vietnam War. More than a million have perished since 2000, thanks largely to an explosion of fentanyl and other addictive opioids. But fentanyl, abundant methamphetamine, and other lethal drugs are not the only things that are killing us: our policy is. So far, America has lacked the will to do better. That must change, and this book tells us how. No one is immune, which is why Kevin Sabet has authored this remarkable book. Dubbed "the quarterback of the new antidrug movement" by Salon, Sabet has spent most of his life battling the destructive effects of drugs. In One Nation Under the Influence he asks hard questions and provides clear answers, taking readers from the streets of San Francisco and New York to the southern border, up to Canada, and across to Europe to show how we can chart a necessary way forward. The solutions are out there, if only we have the will to apply them" --