Drugs and Narcotics in History |
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Author:
| Porter, Roy Teich, Mikulás |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-58597-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1997 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $48.99 |
Book Description:
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This collection of new essays explores the complex and contested histories of drugs and narcotics in societies from ancient Greece to the present day. It shows that the major substances so used, from herbs of the field to laboratory-produced synthetic medicines, have a healing potential, and have been widely employed both within and outside the medical profession, but have also become the object of abuse and controversy.
This collection of new essays explores the complex and contested histories of drugs and narcotics in societies from ancient Greece to the present day. It shows that the major substances so used, from herbs of the field to laboratory-produced synthetic medicines, have a healing potential, and have been widely employed both within and outside the medical profession, but have also become the object of abuse and controversy.