Drug Wars: Policy Hots and Historical Cools

Courtwright reviews The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics by Richard Davenport-Hines, Creating the American Junkie: Addiction Research in the Classic Era of Narcotic Control by Caroline Jean Acker, and Drugs in America: A Documentary History by David F. Musto.

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Published in:Bulletin of the history of medicine 2004, Vol.78 (2), p.440-450
Main Author: COURTWRIGHT, DAVID T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acker, Caroline Jean
Culture
Davenport-Hines, Richard
Drug addiction
Drug and Narcotic Control - history
Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence
Drug policy
Drugs
ESSAY REVIEW
Global Health
History of medicine
History, 20th Century
Humans
Musto, David F
Narcotics
Nonfiction
Opioid-Related Disorders - history
Opioid-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Politics
Social Control Policies - history
Social Control Policies - legislation & jurisprudence
United States
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Summary:Courtwright reviews The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics by Richard Davenport-Hines, Creating the American Junkie: Addiction Research in the Classic Era of Narcotic Control by Caroline Jean Acker, and Drugs in America: A Documentary History by David F. Musto.
ISSN:0007-5140
1086-3176
1086-3176
1896-3176
DOI:10.1353/bhm.2004.0066