Dark paradise [[electronic resource] ] : a history of opiate addiction in America / / David T. Courtwright |
Autore | Courtwright David T. <1952-> |
Edizione | [Enl. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 362.2930973 |
Soggetto topico |
Opium abuse - United States - History
Opium - Therapeutic use - History Morphine abuse Heroin abuse Drug addicts - History Opium trade - Law and legislation - United States - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-674-02991-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454824803321 |
Courtwright David T. <1952-> | ||
Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dark paradise [[electronic resource] ] : a history of opiate addiction in America / / David T. Courtwright |
Autore | Courtwright David T. <1952-> |
Edizione | [Enl. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 362.2930973 |
Soggetto topico |
Opium abuse - United States - History
Opium - Therapeutic use - History Morphine abuse Heroin abuse Drug addicts - History Opium trade - Law and legislation - United States - History |
ISBN |
0-674-26278-6
0-674-02991-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778195003321 |
Courtwright David T. <1952-> | ||
Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dark paradise : a history of opiate addiction in America / / David T. Courtwright |
Autore | Courtwright David T. <1952-> |
Edizione | [Enl. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 362.2930973 |
Soggetto topico |
Opium abuse - United States - History
Opium - Therapeutic use - History Morphine abuse Heroin abuse Drug addicts - History Opium trade - Law and legislation - United States - History |
ISBN |
0-674-26278-6
0-674-02991-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819508603321 |
Courtwright David T. <1952-> | ||
Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The epidemiology of heroin and other narcotics / / editor: Joan Dunne Rittenhouse |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rockville, Maryland : , : Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Division of Research, , 1977 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 249 pages) : illustrations |
Collana |
NIDA research monograph
DHEW publication |
Soggetto topico |
Heroin abuse - United States
Drug addiction - United States Heroin - Physiological effect - United States Drug addiction Heroin abuse |
ISBN | 1-7996-0998-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910714364803321 |
The life of the heroin user : typical beginnings, trajectories and outcomes / / Shane Darke [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Darke Shane |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 188 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 362.29/3 |
Collana | International research monographs in the addictions |
Soggetto topico |
Heroin abuse
Heroin abuse - Treatment Substance abuse Substance abuse - Treatment |
ISBN |
1-139-12467-6
1-107-21992-2 1-283-29612-8 1-139-12313-0 9786613296122 1-139-11738-6 1-139-12804-3 1-139-11302-X 0-511-73224-4 1-139-11521-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Heroin and addict 'careers' -- Parents and childhood -- Early teenage years: the onset of substance use -- The mid to late teens: commencing heroin use -- The 20s and 30s: heroin and polydrug use -- The drug treatment cycle: remission and relapse -- The older heroin user: the 40s and beyond -- Death: rates and causes -- Conclusions: an inevitable life and death? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458022803321 |
Darke Shane | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The life of the heroin user : typical beginnings, trajectories and outcomes / / Shane Darke [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Darke Shane |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 188 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 362.29/3 |
Collana | International research monographs in the addictions |
Soggetto topico |
Heroin abuse
Heroin abuse - Treatment Substance abuse Substance abuse - Treatment |
ISBN |
1-139-12467-6
1-107-21992-2 1-283-29612-8 1-139-12313-0 9786613296122 1-139-11738-6 1-139-12804-3 1-139-11302-X 0-511-73224-4 1-139-11521-9 |
Classificazione | MED102000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Heroin and addict 'careers' -- Parents and childhood -- Early teenage years: the onset of substance use -- The mid to late teens: commencing heroin use -- The 20s and 30s: heroin and polydrug use -- The drug treatment cycle: remission and relapse -- The older heroin user: the 40s and beyond -- Death: rates and causes -- Conclusions: an inevitable life and death? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781715203321 |
Darke Shane | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The life of the heroin user : typical beginnings, trajectories and outcomes / / Shane Darke [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Darke Shane |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 188 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 362.29/3 |
Collana | International research monographs in the addictions |
Soggetto topico |
Heroin abuse
Heroin abuse - Treatment Substance abuse Substance abuse - Treatment |
ISBN |
1-139-12467-6
1-107-21992-2 1-283-29612-8 1-139-12313-0 9786613296122 1-139-11738-6 1-139-12804-3 1-139-11302-X 0-511-73224-4 1-139-11521-9 |
Classificazione | MED102000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Heroin and addict 'careers' -- Parents and childhood -- Early teenage years: the onset of substance use -- The mid to late teens: commencing heroin use -- The 20s and 30s: heroin and polydrug use -- The drug treatment cycle: remission and relapse -- The older heroin user: the 40s and beyond -- Death: rates and causes -- Conclusions: an inevitable life and death? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817154803321 |
Darke Shane | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Methadone |
Autore | Simpson Carolyn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Rosen Publ, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations |
Disciplina | 616.86/32061 |
Collana | The drug abuse prevention library Methadone |
Soggetto topico |
Methadone maintenance - Treatment
Heroin abuse |
ISBN | 0-585-07322-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703085603321 |
Simpson Carolyn | ||
[Place of publication not identified], : Rosen Publ, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The world heroin market [[electronic resource] ] : can supply be cut? / / Letizia Paoli, Victoria A. Greenfield, Peter Reuter |
Autore | Paoli Letizia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.45 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GreenfieldVictoria A. <1964->
ReuterPeter <1944-> |
Collana | Studies in crime and public policy |
Soggetto topico |
Heroin abuse
Drug abuse Drug traffic Drug control |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-971736-2
1-281-99847-8 9786611998479 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1 Introduction; Prior Research; Data Collection and Model Development; Major Findings; Book Outline; PART I: THE DEVELOPMENT, COMPOSITION, AND BEHAVIOR OF THE WORLD OPIATE MARKET; 2. The Past as Prologue: The Development of the World Opiate Market and the Rise of the International Control Regime; Introduction; Production and Consumption, 1800-1909; Development and Impact of the International Drug Control Regime, 1909-1945; Rise and Impact of National Controls, 1906-1945; Downslide and Upswing, 1945-1970, and a Brief Coda; Concluding Remarks; 3 The Contemporary Market; Introduction
Current Conditions and Market Trends Properties of Supply and Demand; Supply Control Policies; Concluding Remarks; 4 Did the Taliban's Ban Really Matter?; Introduction; The Ban, the Cutback, and the Aftermath; The Market Response; Concluding Remarks; 5 Keeping Track of Opiate Flows; Introduction; An Outline of the Approach; Data Compilation; Data Reconciliation; Trafficking Routes and Opiate Flows; Concluding Remarks; PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES; 6 Afghanistan and Burma: The Two Dominant Producers; Introduction; In Search of an Explanation Afghanistan: From Quasi-State Authorities to Protectors within the State?Burma: A Succession of Quasi-State Authorities; Concluding Remarks; 7 India: Diversion from Licit Cultivation; Introduction; Opiate Consumption; Illicit Sources of Opiates; Diversion from Licit Production and Its Share of the Illicit Market; Heroin Production, Trafficking, and Export; Concluding Remarks; 8 Colombia: The Emergence of a New Producer; Introduction; Background: Cocaine, Insurgents, and Government Weakness; The Emergence of the Opiate Industry; Opium Production and Processing The Industry Players and Their Relationships Control Efforts; Consumption; Concluding Remarks; 9 Tajikistan: The Rise of a Narco-State; Introduction; The Expansion of the Illicit Opiate Industry: Explanatory Factors; The Phases of Trafficking; Tajikistan's Integration into the World Heroin Market; The Rapid Growth of Local Opiate Consumption; Drug-Trafficking Enterprises; Concluding Remarks; PART III: POLICY ANALYSIS AND IMPLICATIONS; 10 The Theoretical and Practical Consequences of Variations in Effective Illegality; Introduction; The Consequences of Strict Enforcement The Consequences of Lax Enforcement The Consequences of Non-enforcement; Two Theses on the Role of Governments in Opiate Markets; Concluding Remarks; 11 Synthesis of Findings and Lessons for Policy Making; Findings on the World Opiate Market; Suggestions for Leveraging Limited Policy Opportunities; Possible Futures for International Drug Policy; Appendix A: Legal Production of Opium; Appendix B: Average Consumption and Purity; Appendix C: Central Asia: Trafficking Revenues and Economic Dependency; Appendix D: Examples of Countries with Lax Enforcement; Notes; References; Index; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465094803321 |
Paoli Letizia | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The world heroin market [[electronic resource] ] : can supply be cut? / / Letizia Paoli, Victoria A. Greenfield, Peter Reuter |
Autore | Paoli Letizia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | xiii, 374 p. : ill., maps |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GreenfieldVictoria A. <1964->
ReuterPeter <1944-> |
Collana | Studies in crime and public policy |
Soggetto topico |
Heroin abuse
Drug abuse Drug traffic Drug control |
ISBN |
0-19-971736-2
1-281-99847-8 9786611998479 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795735203321 |
Paoli Letizia | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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