Charles E. Faupel is Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in 1981. He researches primarily in the areas of criminology, with a special emphasis on drug use, and in the sociology of the environment. He is author/editor of five other books, including Shooting Dope: Career Patterns of Hard-Core Heroin Users, published by the University of Florida Press. Dr. Faupel has also published in numerous sociology journals, including Social Problems, Social Forces, Sociological Spectrum, Qualit...