Dark Paradise

A History of Opiate Addiction in America

David T. Courtwright

    Preface, 2001

    A Note on Terminology and Spelling

    Introduction

    1. The Extent of Opiate Addiction

    2. Addiction to Opium and Morphine

    3. Addiction to Smoking Opium

    4. Addiction to Heroin

    5. The Transformation of the Opiate Addict

    6. Heroin in Postwar America

    7. The Drug Wars

    Appendix: Addiction Rate and City Size

    Abbreviations

    Notes Bibliography

    Index

  • Cover: Dark Paradise
  • A photo of the author

David T. Courtwright is John A. Delaney Presidential Professor at the University of North Florida.