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An anatomy of addiction : Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine / Howard Markel

By:

Markel, Howard

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Pantheon Books , c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xx, 314 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780375423307

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DDC classification:

362.2 MAR

LOC classification:

BF109.A1 M37 2011

NLM classification:

WZ 100

Contents:

Young Freud -- Young Halsted -- Uber coca -- An addict's death -- The accidental addict -- Cocaine damnation -- Sigmund in Paris -- Rehabilitating Halsted -- The interpretation of dreams -- The professor -- Dr. Freud's coca coda -- Dr. Halsted in limbo.

Summary: The astonishing account of the decades-long cocaine use of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted. The author discusses the physical and emotional damage caused by the constant use of the then-heralded wonder drug, and of how each man ultimately changed the world in spite of it--or because of it.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	362.2 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		017068

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-304) and index.

The astonishing account of the decades-long cocaine use of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted. The author discusses the physical and emotional damage caused by the constant use of the then-heralded wonder drug, and of how each man ultimately changed the world in spite of it--or because of it.

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