The Cult of Pharmacology: How America Became the World's Most Troubled Drug Culture
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America had a radically different relationship with drugs a century ago. Drug prohibitions were few, and while alcohol was considered a menace, the public regularly consumed substances that are widely demonized today. Heroin was marketed by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, and marijuana was available as a tincture of cannabis sold by Parke Davis and Company. Exploring how this rather benign relationship with psychoactive drugs was transformed into one of confusion...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0822338815
ISBN13:9780822338819
Release Date:November 2006
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.6" x 9.4"
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