Nobody chooses to become a drug addict. Nobody tries a psychoactive drug thinking they will become an addict. Nevertheless, there are 15,000 specialized drug addiction treatment centers in the U.S. today. The global psychoactive drug economy, both legal and illegal, is rivalled only by the global oil economy and the global weapons economy. The global cost of the negative effects of drug addiction outstrips the costs of public education and feeding the world's hungry. As sure as every child learns to look both ways before crossing the street, every child, every teen, and every adult needs to know how to prevent drug addiction. They need the information in this book.