An anatomy of addiction : Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine /
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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2011]
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| 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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| Physical Description: | xx, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780375423307 0375423303 |