Preface / Randolph Atkins, Jr.
Ch. 1. On the sociology of drugs
Ch. 2. The empirical patterns of legal drug use
Ch. 3. The empirical patterns of illegal drug use
Ch. 4. Theoretic framework for a sociology of drug use
Ch. 5. The "why" of drug use
Ch. 6. Empirical tests of a sociological theory of drug use
Ch. 7. Fluctuations in rates of use over time
Ch. 8. Applying the theory.