The Making of Addiction: The 'Use and Abuse' of Opium in Nineteenth-Century Britain (History of Medicine in Context)

Language: English

Published by Routledge, 2013

0754656330 / 9780754656333

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What does drug addiction mean to us? This book uncovers the influences that shaped the creation and the various interpretations of addiction as a disease, and of addiction to opiates. It delves into the treatments, regimes, and prejudices that surrounded the condition, a pathological entity and a form of 'moral insanity' during the 19th-century. Series Editor(s): Cunningham, Dr. Andrew; Grell, Professor Ole Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 455. . 2013. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title
The Making of Addiction: The 'Use and Abuse' of Opium in Nineteenth-Century Britain (History of Medicine in Context)
Author
Foxcroft, Louise
Publisher
Routledge
Publication year
2013
Condition
New
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
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0754656330
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9780754656333

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