Social History of the Minor Tranquilizers: The Quest for Small Comfort in the Age of Anxiety

by Mickey C. Smith

Book Overview

A Social History of the Minor Tranquilizers presents the first historical account chronicling the invention, sale, use, and public reaction to minor tranquilizers such as Valium, Librium, and Miltown. In a clearly written book that depicts the complexities of tranquilizer use, Smith shows how the minor tranquilizers rose to and fell from popularity among prescribers and takers through the use of research data, historical and anecdotal information,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156024142X
• ISBN13: 9781560241423
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.4"