The Chemist's War: The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition with deadly consequences.
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2010/02/the_chemists_war.html
And they poisoned pot with paraquat a while back in my lifetime. Not that it had an effect on me, but hey. My only addiction is caffeine.