From the Book - Johns Hopkins paperback edition.
The new public health crisis : Wallace's world
Heroin central : the street life of Bubbles, Marlo, and Johnny
Losing the war on drugs : the pit vs. the police
Medicalize vs. legalize : Hamsterdam
Needle exchange and the AIDS dilemma : sticking it to "the bug"
Treatment on demand as a strategy : Walon's success story
School performance and the MIA parent : the tragedy of Dukie's education
Teenage pregnancy and STDS : Shardene escapes
Firepower : Snoop's Beretta, Avon's Heckler, and Omar's Mossberg
Place matters : why didn't Bodie just leave?
Of paint and guns : did Omar Little die of lead poisoning?
Obese yet malnourished : the weighty contradiction of Prop Joe
Public health and politics : the promise and peril of Tommy Carcetti.
