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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961120203321

Autore

Musto David F. <1936-2010.>

Titolo

The American disease : origins of narcotic control / / David F. Musto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1999

ISBN

0-19-028423-4

0-19-770556-1

1-280-83090-5

0-19-802892-X

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (431 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

362.2930973

Soggetti

Drug addiction - United States - History

Drug addicts - Rehabilitation - United States - History

Drug control - United States - History

Narcotic laws - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-390) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Preface to the Expanded Edition -- Preface -- 1. The American Disease -- 2. Diplomats and Reformers -- 3. The Harrison Act -- 4. The Search for Cures -- 5. State and Local Narcotic Control -- 6. The Federal Assault on Addiction Maintenance -- 7. The Narcotic Clinic Era -- 8. The Troubled Twenties -- 9. Marihuana and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics -- 10. Federal Support of the Medical Approach -- 11. The Return of Drug Toleration, 1965-1985 -- 12. Renewed Efforts at Control, 1986-1997 -- 13. The Dynamics of Narcotic Control -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

Preface to the Third Edition  Preface to the Expanded Edition   Preface   1. The American Disease   2. Diplomats and Reformers   3. The Harrison Act   4. The Search for Cures   5. State and Local Narcotic Control   6. The Federal Assault on Addiction Maintenance   7. The Narcotic Clinic Era   8. The Troubled Twenties   9. Marihuana and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics   10. Federal Support of the Medical Approach   11. The Return of Drug Toleration, 1965-1985   12.



Renewed Efforts at Control, 1986-1997   13. The Dynamics of Narcotic Control   Notes   Index.