Cocaine: From Medical Marvel to Modern Menace in the United States, 1884-1920

Cocaine: From Medical Marvel to Modern Menace in the United States, 1884-1920
ISBN-10
0801862302
ISBN-13
9780801862304
Series
Cocaine
Category
Psychology / General
Pages
214
Language
English
Published
2000-01-11
Publisher
JHU Press
Author
Joseph F. Spillane

Description

"Arguing that the underground drug culture had origins other than in federal prohibition, he concludes with some thoughts on what our early experience with legalization and prohibition can tell us as we face questions about drug policy today."--BOOK JACKET.

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