This series tells the story of drug misuse, tracing the history, describing the invention or discovery, generally for honorable reasons, and the transition to illegal and 'recreational' use.
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Durlacher is a freelance journalist and television producer.
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Julian Durlacher does a remarkable job of putting together a concise and well-written history of the controversial drug and its effects on our culture, from bebop to heroin chic. A far cry from the moralizing tracts published in this country, this down-to-earth book emphasizes the rational approach by illustrating the tragic consequences of demonizing drugs and drug users and the benefits of a "harm-reduction" approach and its success in some European countries. A great overview of the many faces of this "dragon" among drugs, and a fascinating read!
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Not every cough medicine is featured in books, films, newspapers, government legislation and guerrilla warfare, but then heroin never was just any old cough medicine. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prescribing heroin, heroin prescription, opium production, taking heroin, heroin chic, beat writers, heroin overdose Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Harrison Act, Charlie Parker, Second World War, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Senator Daniel, Communist China, Davide Sorrenti, Khyber Pass, Kurt Cobain, Middle East, United Nations New!
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Not every cough medicine is featured in books, films, newspapers, government legislation and guerrilla warfare, but then heroin never was just any old cough medicine. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prescribing heroin, heroin prescription, opium production, taking heroin, heroin chic, beat writers, heroin overdose Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Harrison Act, Charlie Parker, Second World War, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Senator Daniel, Communist China, Davide Sorrenti, Khyber Pass, Kurt Cobain, Middle East, United Nations New!
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- Naked Lunch (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by William Burroughs on page 41
- Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver on page 31
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