Heroin Century

by Ian Smith, Tom Carnwath, Ian Smith

Book Overview

Heroin is a drug that myths are made of. Whether smuggled in the stomach of a camel or used as the ultimate symbol of lifestyle chic, no drug has been more argued over and legislated against, no drug has been more subject to misinformation and moral panic.
Heroin Century sets the record straight. It contains a wealth of historical and medical information about this drug which made its first appearance as a miracle medicine over a hundred years...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415278996
• ISBN13: 9780415278997
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 7.9"