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  • Paperback: 277 pages
  • Publisher: Dedalus Ltd (14 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1873982488
  • ISBN-13: 978-1873982488
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 254,924 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book I've Read on Drugs, 23 Feb 2001
This is a highly intelligent and well-written book on the history of drugs in the nineteenth century, but in fact the best chapter is the last one where the author moves into the twentieth century and looks at the Prohibition era in the States, drawing some pertinent conclusions for the present. My only quibble is the positive spin put on Freud's contribution to the cocaine debate, which I think mistaken, but that's very much a side issue. Altogether a book I would thoroughly recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a truly mind-expanding history, 28 Nov 2000
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Bought this on the strength of Jay's other books and I wasn't disappointed. Rich stories, great ideas and a truly devastating historical analysis of our current drug laws.
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