The American disease : origins of narcotic control / David F. Musto.

Author/creator Musto, David F.
Format Book
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Descriptionxvi, 414 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects

Contents The American disease -- Diplomats and reformers -- The Harrison Act -- The search for cures -- State and local narcotic control -- The federal assault on addiction maintenance -- The narcotic clinic era -- The troubled twenties -- Marihuana and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics -- Federal support of the medical approach -- The return of drug toleration, 1965-1985 -- Renewed efforts at control, 1986-1997 -- The dynamics of narcotic control.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 301-390) and index.
LCCN 98024976
ISBN0195125096 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV5825 .M84 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold