Illegal Drugs: A Complete Guide to their History, Chemistry, Use, and Abuse

This book is great to have around whenever swiy has questions about a substance. It's written approachably, and therefore can be read cover to cover, but it's also a great resourse for if swiy wants to know something specific, like how long a drug stays in the bloodstream, how to purify a chemical or if a substance is schedule I, II or III (for instance if one wants to reply to a drugs forum thread )

This also seems to be quite accurate. There have been some concerns as to the accuracy of "From Chocolate to Morphine, " and this seems to be much more realistic. The author states that he is interested in correcting the much popularized incorrect information about drugs so that users can be as safe as possible, and from what I have read of the book this rings true.