Opium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World

by John Halpern, David Blistein, John H. Halpern

Book Overview

From a psychiatrist on the frontlines of addiction medicine and an expert on the history of drug use comes the authoritative, engaging, and accessible history of the flower that helped to build (Booklist) -- and now threatens -- modern society.
Opioid addiction is fast becoming the most deadly crisis in American history. In 2018, it claimed nearly fifty thousand lives -- more than gunshots and car crashes combined, and almost...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316417661
• ISBN13: 9780316417662
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"