Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine

by Thomas Hager

Book Overview

Behind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher's genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piece together these stories, as Thomas Hager does in this remarkable, century-spanning history, and you can trace the evolution of our culture and the practice of medicine. ​Beginning with opium, the "joy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419734407
• ISBN13: 9781419734403
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"