Author: Wilbur Fisk CraftsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Intoxicants and Opium in All Lands and Times
Author: Wilbur Fisk CraftsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Intoxicants & opium in all lands and times
Author: Wilbur Fisk CraftsIntoxicants & Opium in All Lands and Times
Author: Wilbur Fisk CraftsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Intoxicants and Opium in All Lands and Times
Author: Mrs. Wilbur F. CraftsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Intoxicating Drinks & Drugs in All Lands and Times
Author: Wilbur Fisk CraftsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Intoxicants & Opium in All Lands and Times
Author: Wilbur Fisk CraftsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Intoxicants & Opium in All Lands and Times; A Twentieth Century Survey of Intemperance, Based on a Symposium of Testimony from One Hundred Missionaries and Travelers
Author: Wilbur Fisk 1850-1922 CraftsPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781354458594
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Drugs and Society
Author: Jefferson M. FishPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742542457
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The focus of this edited collection is a thoughtful multidisciplinary presentation of past and present U.S. drug policies and whether they are winning the so-called war on drugs (they aren't!). For the great majority of ills ascribed to "drugs" are actually caused by the black market created by drug prohibition; the more successful the war on drugs is in making the drug trade a dangerous business, the greater are the profits from increased prices, and hence the greater the incidence of disease, corruption, social disorder, and death. Drugs and Society provides individuals with the information they need to construct an alternative policy.
The East and the West
Author: Opium
Author: John H. HalpernPublisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 0316417653
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
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 as many Americans as were killed in the entire Vietnam War. But even as the overdose crisis ravages our nation -- straining our prison system, dividing families, and defying virtually every legislative solution to treat it -- few understand how it came to be. Opium tells the "fascinating" (Lit Hub) and at times harrowing tale of how we arrived at today's crisis, "mak[ing] timely and startling connections among painkillers, politics, finance, and society" (Laurence Bergreen). The story begins with the discovery of poppy artifacts in ancient Mesopotamia, and goes on to explore how Greek physicians and obscure chemists discovered opium's effects and refined its power, how colonial empires marketed it around the world, and eventually how international drug companies developed a range of powerful synthetic opioids that led to an epidemic of addiction. Throughout, Dr. John Halpern and David Blistein reveal the fascinating role that opium has played in building our modern world, from trade networks to medical protocols to drug enforcement policies. Most importantly, they disentangle how crucial misjudgments, patterns of greed, and racial stereotypes served to transform one of nature's most effective painkillers into a source of unspeakable pain -- and how, using the insights of history, state-of-the-art science, and a compassionate approach to the illness of addiction, we can overcome today's overdose epidemic. This urgent and masterfully woven narrative tells an epic story of how one beautiful flower became the fascination of leaders, tycoons, and nations through the centuries and in their hands exposed the fragility of our civilization. An NPR Best Book of the Year"A landmark project." -- Dr. Andrew Weil"Engrossing and highly readable." -- Sam Quinones"An astonishing journey through time and space." -- Julie Holland, MD"The most important, provocative, and challenging book I've read in a long time." -- Laurence Bergreen