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

By Louise Foxcroft

Book Overview

This book uncovers the original influences that shaped the creation and the various interpretations of addiction as a disease, and of addiction to opiates in particular. It delves into the treatments,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138275360
• ISBN13: 9781138275362
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"