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The American Disease: Origins of Narcotic Control Musto, David F. (Professor of Child Psychiatry and History of Medicine, Professor of Child Psychiatry and History of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine) 3 Revised edition
The American Disease: Origins of Narcotic Control
Musto, David F. (Professor of Child Psychiatry and History of Medicine, Professor of Child Psychiatry and History of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine)
A study of the development of drug laws in the USA. Supporting the theory that Americans' attitudes to drugs have followed a cyclic pattern of tolerance/restraint, this text examines the relations between public outcry and the creation of prohibitive drug laws from the end of the Civil War to 1999.
430 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 1, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195125092 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 432 |
| Dimensions | 217 × 140 × 30 mm · 566 g |
| Language | English |