LEADER 01768nam 22004693u 450 001 9910809236303321 005 20240404220907.0 010 $a1-77653-708-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000140955 035 $a(EBL)1716363 035 $a(OCoLC)881608112 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1716363 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000140955 100 $a20140804d2014|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Truth About Opium $eBeing a Refutation of the Fallacies of the Anti-Opium Society and a Defence of the Indo-China Opium Trade 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAuckland $cThe Floating Press$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aTitle; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Lecture I; Lecture II; Lecture III; Appendix; Endnotes 330 $aBased on a series of talks on the controversial subject of opium use and trafficking, The Truth About Opium asserts that much of the propaganda disseminated in the West about the drug has been exaggerated, and in some instances, entirely false. Brereton draws on his own experiences and observations in China to weave a compelling counterargument. 606 $aDrugs 606 $aOpium abuse 606 $aOpium trade 615 4$aDrugs. 615 4$aOpium abuse. 615 4$aOpium trade. 676 $a178.8 676 $a362.29 700 $aBrereton$b William H$01613325 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809236303321 996 $aThe Truth About Opium$93942555 997 $aUNINA