Drugs and Narcotics in History
Author: Roy Porter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780521585972
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of essays exploring the complex history of drugs and narcotics throughout historyfrom ancient Greece to the present dayshows that such substances were sought originally as healing agents, both within and without the medical profession. However, the mood- and mind-altering characteristics of some have led to the widespread abuse and legal controls we see today.