| Drugs and Narcotics in History Contributor(s): Porter, Roy (Author), Teich, Mikulas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511599676 ISBN-13: 9780511599675 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $156.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | History - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 394.14 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |