The Age of Anxiety: A History of America's Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers
- ISBN-10
- 0465086586
- ISBN-13
- 9780465086580
- Series
- The Age of Anxiety
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-12-30
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Author
- Andrea Tone
Description
A critical study of America's tranquilizer culture ranges from the 1950s to the present day as it looks at Americans' increasing dependence on pills and prescriptions to ensure peace of mind, traces the growth of the billion-dollar anti-anxiety business, and assesses the economic, cultural, and social influence of pharmaceuticals.
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