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The Making of Addiction: The 'Use and Abuse' of Opium in Nineteenth-Century Britain

The Making of Addiction: The 'Use and Abuse' of Opium in Nineteenth-Century Britain

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Series: History of Medicine in Context

Medical ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0754656330
ISBN13: 9780754656333
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 28 2006
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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, regimes, and prejudices that surrounded the condition, a newly emerging pathological entity and a form of 'moral insanity' during the nineteenth century. Letters, diaries and newspapers are drawn upon to detail personal struggles with addiction and the trials of those who cared and despaired.

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