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In the arms of Morpheus : the tragic history of laudanum, morphine, and patent medicines
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- Creator
- Barbara Hodgson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2001
- Physical Details
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- 152 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781552975381, 155297538X, 9781552975404, 1552975401
- OCLC
- ocm48190391
- "Originated and simultaneously published in Canada by Greystone Books, Vancouver"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: In the Arms of Morpheus -- The Search for Health: Opium's Role in the Evolution of Medicine -- Drink Me: Laudanum and Other Traditional Opium Medicines -- The Possessed: Morphine -- I Like It! I Want It! Patent Medicines from Cradle to Grave -- Opiomania: Criminalization Breaks the Poppy's Spell -- Appendix. Opium at the Movies
Subjects
- Opium -- Social aspects.
- Opium -- History.
- Hallucinogenic drugs -- Social aspects.
- Hallucinogenic drugs -- History.
- Drug addiction -- Social aspects.
- Opium -- history.
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- Morphine -- history.
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- Substance-Related Disorders.
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