02749nam 22006374a 450 991080858150332120200520144314.00-8147-7735-X0-8147-7627-210.18574/nyu/9780814777350(CKB)1000000000486916(EBL)866204(OCoLC)779828474(SSID)ssj0000214679(PQKBManifestationID)11184886(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214679(PQKBWorkID)10167127(PQKB)10362017(MiAaPQ)EBC866204(OCoLC)232956890(MdBmJHUP)muse10407(Au-PeEL)EBL866204(CaPaEBR)ebr10268976(DE-B1597)547860(DE-B1597)9780814777350(EXLCZ)99100000000048691620071018d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrOn speed the many lives of amphetamine /Nicolas Rasmussen1st ed.New York New York University Pressc20081 online resource (400 p.)Errata slip inserted.0-8147-7639-6 0-8147-7601-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-347) and index.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.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 drugsMany lives of amphetamineAmphetaminesUnited StatesHistoryAmphetamine abuseUnited StatesHistoryAmphetaminesHistory.Amphetamine abuseHistory.362.29/90973Rasmussen Nicolas1962-1686263MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808581503321On speed4116009UNINA