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UNINA9910781914603321 |
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Rasmussen Nicolas <1962-> |
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On speed [[electronic resource] ] : the many lives of amphetamine / / Nicolas Rasmussen |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2008 |
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0-8147-7735-X |
0-8147-7627-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (400 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Amphetamines - United States - History |
Amphetamine abuse - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-347) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The new sensation -- Benzedrine : the making of a modern medicine -- Speed and total war -- Bootleggers, beatniks, and benzedrine benders -- A bromide for the atomic age -- Amphetamine and the go-go years -- Amphetamine's decline : from mental medicine to social disease -- Fast forward : still on speed, 1971 to today. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Life in the Fast Lane: The author on the CHE. Uppers. Crank. Bennies. Dexies. Greenies. Black Beauties. Purple Hearts. Crystal. Ice. And, of course, Speed. Whatever their street names at the moment, amphetamines have been an insistent force in American life since they were marketed as the original antidepressants in the 1930's. On Speed tells the remarkable story of their rise, their fall, and their surprising resurgence. Along the way, it discusses the influence of pharmaceutical marketing on medicine, the evolving scientific understanding of how the human brain works, the role of drugs |
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