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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453326603321

Autore

Miller Richard J. <1950->

Titolo

Drugged : the science and culture behind psychotropic drugs / / Richard J. Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-19-932196-5

0-19-995798-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Disciplina

615.7/88

Soggetti

Psychotropic drugs - History

Psychotropic drugs - Side effects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1. In the Beginning; 2. Bicycle Day; 3. Purple Haze; 4. The House of the Sylvan Harmonies; 5. The Cabinet of Doctor Snyder; 6. Divertimento; 7. Harry and Tonto; 8. The Man with the Dragon Tattoo; 9. Papillons; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

""Morphine,"" writes Richard J. Miller, ""is the most significant chemical substance mankind has ever encountered."" So ancient that remains of poppies have been found in Neolithic tombs, it is the most effective drug ever discovered for treating pain. ""Whatever advances are made in medicine,"" Miller adds, ""nothing could really be more important than that."" And yet, when it comes to mind-altering substances, morphine is only a cc or two in a vast river that flows through human civilization, ranging LSD to a morning cup of tea. In DRUGGED, Miller takes readers on an eye-opening tour of psyc