Drugs and Narcotics in History
Drugs and Narcotics in History

Author: Roy Porter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780521585972

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A 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.

Materia Medica
Materia Medica

Author: William Hale-White

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-14

Total Pages: 746

ISBN-13: 9781396234774

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Excerpt from Materia Medica: Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Therapeutics In this Edition the alterations are extremely numerous, for the book has been thro out adapted to the new edition of the British acopceia published December 81, 1914. The chief changes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.