Overview

In 1898 Heroin, the Bayer trademark name for diacetylmorphine, was commercially introduced to every corner of the Earth. Contrary to common assertion, Heroin was not recommended for treatment of morphine or opium habits. Rather, Heroin filled a desperate need for a powerful cough suppressant. The leading causes of death at that time, tuberculosis and pneumonia, were linked to uncontrollable coughing. Heroin performed well in preliminary testing by the manufacturer and upon release was hailed for its effectiveness. Although Heroin is a morphine derivative, for several years it was thought not to be particularly habit forming. Its addictive potential became apparent especially in the United States, where its sale was pretty much unrestricted until 1914. Heroin's prominent use among teen-aged gangs in New York City prompted the city's health commissioner in 1919 to characterize that use as an American disease.

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Author:   David Musto
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.571kg
ISBN:  

9780865693098

ISBN 10:   0865693099
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 April 2002
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface by David F. Musto The First 60 Years The Roads to H: The Emergence of the American Heroin Complex, 1898-1956 by David T. Courtwright Inside Policy Making 100 Years of Heroics by Daniel Patrick Moynihan Heroin Politics and Policy under President Nixon by Egil Krogh Jr. One Bite of the Apple: Establishing the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention by Jerome H. Jaffe The Urban Epidemic Heroin Addiction in the Nation's Capital, 1966-1973 by Robert L. DuPont Generational Trends in Heroin Use and Injection in New York City by Bruce D. Johnson and Andrew Golub Treatment Options Trick or Treat? A Century of American Responses to Heroin Addiction by William L. White Methadone: The Drug, the Treatment, the Controversy by Herbert D. Kleber Heroin Maintenance: Is a U.S. Experiment Needed? by Peter Reuter and Robert MacCoun From Heroin Addiction to Opioid Maintenance: Problem or Cure? Or, Not All Opioid Agonists Are the Same by Richard T. Schottenfeld Political and Cultural Complications Lessons for Mr. Arlacchi: A History of the Heroin Market by Kathryn Meyer Hip to Be High: Heroin and Popular Culture in the 20th Century by Jill Jonnes Index

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DAVID F. MUSTO is Professor, Child Study Center and History of Medicine and Psychiatry d Lecturer in American Studies and History at Yale University.

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