Social poison the culture and politics of opiate control in Britain and France, 1821-1926 / Howard Padwa.

Author/creator Padwa, Howard
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Descriptionx, 232 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from UPCC Books History 2012 Subject Collection
Subjects
Opioid abuse--Great Britain. --History. --19th century.
Opioid abuse--France. --History. --19th century.
Opioid abuse--Great Britain. --History. --20th century.
Opioid abuse--France. --History. --20th century.
Drug control--Great Britain. --History. --19th century.
Drug control--France. --History. --19th century.
Drug control--Great Britain. --History. --20th century.
Drug control--France. --History. --20th century.
Opioid-Related Disorders--history. --France.
Opioid-Related Disorders--history. --Great Britain.
Drug and Narcotic Control--history. --France.
Drug and Narcotic Control--history. --Great Britain.
History, 19th Century--France.
History, 19th Century--Great Britain.
History, 20th Century--France.
History, 20th Century--Great Britain.
Public Opinion--history. --France.
Public Opinion--history. --Great Britain.

Contents Imagining the meditative nation : constructing the opium experience -- Anti-narcotic nationalism : the feared consequences of recreational opiate use -- The era of national narcotics control : the drug wars begin -- Control and its discontents : the plight of the addicted under opiate control.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-224) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011021308
ISBN9781421404202 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1421404206 (hardcover : alk. paper)