Forces of habit : drugs and the making of the modern world / David T. Courtwright.
Courtwright, David T., 1952-
2001
HV4997 .C68 2001 (Mapit)
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Title Forces of habit : drugs and the making of the modern world / David T. Courtwright.
Author Courtwright, David T., 1952-
ISBN 0674004582 (alk. paper)
Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Language English
Description viii, 277 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number HV4997 .C68 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.29
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index.
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Introduction: The psychoactive revolution
The big three: alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine
The little three: opium, cannabis, and coca
The puzzle of distribution
The sorcerer's apprentices
A trap baited with pleasure
Escape from commodity hell
Opiates of the people
Taxes and smuggling
About-face: restriction and prohibition
Licit and illicit drugs.

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