Substance of Abuse

What If The U.S. Congress Considered Legalizing Drugs? . A Prominent Surgeon Dr. Tony Ryan Finds Himself At The Helm Of The Country'S First Experimental Drug Distribution Program Which Has Been Set Up In Santa Barbara. . Two Months Into Its Uneventful Operation Ryan Returns From A Brief Holiday To Find Not Only The Program Suddenly On The Brink Of Disaster But Himself Perilously Pitched Into A High-Stakes Life-Threatening Attack. . On One Hand Substance Of Abuse Is A Crichtonesque Beach-Reader Novel -- An Intriguing Adventure From Santa Barbara To Rome. And On The Other Hand It Has An Original High-Concept Premise Whose Highly Charged Controversial Nature Will Surely Leave The Reader Much To Think About Long After The Last Page Is Turned.