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An anatomy of addiction : Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine / Howard Markel.

Markel, Howard.
2011
BF109.A1 M37 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
An anatomy of addiction : Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine / Howard Markel.
Author
Markel, Howard.
ISBN
9780375423307
0375423303
Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Description
xx, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
BF109.A1 M37 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.29/80922
Summary
The astonishing account of the decades-long cocaine use of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted. The author discusses the physical and emotional damage caused by the constant use of the then-heralded wonder drug, and of how each man ultimately changed the world in spite of it--or because of it.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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