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Autore |
Courtwright David T. <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Dark paradise : a history of opiate addiction in America / / David T. Courtwright |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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9780674262782 |
0674262786 |
9780674029910 |
0674029917 |
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Edizione |
[Enl. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Opium abuse - United States - History |
Opium - Therapeutic use - History |
Morphine abuse |
Heroin abuse |
Drug addicts - History |
Opium trade - Law and legislation - United States - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Bibliography: p225-263. _ Includes index. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-316) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface, 2001 -- A Note on Terminology and Spelling -- Introduction -- 1 The Extent of Opiate Addiction -- 2 Addiction to Opium and Morphine -- 3 Addiction to Smoking Opium -- 4 Addiction to Heroin -- 5 The Transformation of the Opiate Addict -- 6 Heroin in Postwar America -- 7 The Drug Wars -- Appendix: Addiction Rate and City Size -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In a newly enlarged edition of this eye-opening book, David T. Courtwright offers an original interpretation of a puzzling chapter in American social and medical history: the dramatic change in the pattern of opiate addiction--from respectable upper-class matrons to lower-class urban males, often with a criminal record. Challenging the prevailing view that the shift resulted from harsh new laws, Courtwright shows that the crucial role was played by the medical rather than the |
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