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Drugs and Narcotics in History Paperback - 1996 - 1st Edition
by Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich
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A collection of essays exploring the complex history of drugs and narcotics throughout historyfrom ancient Greece to the present dayshows that such substances were sought originally as healing agents, both within and without the medical profession. However, the mood- and mind-altering characteristics of some have led to the widespread abuse and legal controls we see today.
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- Title Drugs and Narcotics in History
- Author Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition First Edition; Second Printing
- Condition Used - Near Fine
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
- Date 1996
- Bookseller's Inventory # 40141
- ISBN 9780521585972 / 052158597X
- Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 9.08 x 6.04 x 0.6 in (23.06 x 15.34 x 1.52 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94020803
- Dewey Decimal Code 394.14
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