Name: Drugs and Narcotics in History
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Author: Porter, Roy ; Teich, Mikulas
ISBN: 9780521585972

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Author

Roy Porter

Mikulas Teich

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

1997

Language

English

Pages

242

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.1 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm

Weight

0.38 kg.

ISBN

9780521585972

ISBN13

9780521585972

Synopsis "Drugs and Narcotics in History "

This collection of essays explores the complex and contested histories of drugs and narcotics in societies from ancient Greece to the present day. It shows that the major substances so used, from herbs of the field to laboratory-produced synthetic medicines, have a healing potential, and have been widely employed both within and outside the medical profession. Many of these substances, if taken improperly, are also highly toxic or even lethally poisonous. Some, being mood-influencing and habit-forming, are open to abuse and lead to addiction and are even objects of international contraband trade and the targets of "drug wars."

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