The political economy of drugs : Conceptual issues and policy options, 1. -- Defining the problem, 23. -- Patterns in U.S. drug abuse and response, 29. -- Drug abuse in Latin America, 45. -- The economic impact of narcotics in Colombia, 57. -- Coca production in Peru, 72. -- Coca production in Bolivia, 88. -- The power of coca producers, 99. -- Assessing policy alternatives, 105. -- The Colombian Cartels and how to stop them, 111. -- Myths of militarization : Enlisting armed forces in the war on drugs, 129. -- Mexico's permanent campaign : costs, benefits, implications, 151. -- Against the odds : Therapeutic community approaches to underclass drug abuse, 178. -- Community mobilization and human technology skills, 202. -- Drug abuse prevention in Latin America, 207. -- Policies and prospects for demand reduction, 217. -- Taxes, regulations, and prohibitions : Reformulating the legalizations debate, 223. -- Exploring international cooperation, 243. -- Fundations for international cooperation, 249. -- International collaboration in historical perspective, 265. -- The United Nations and the global drug control regime, 282. -- The organization of American States and control of dangerous drugs, 305. -- Unilateralism and bilateralism, 314. -- The logic of Inter - American Cooperation on Drugs, 329