An anatomy of addiction Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine

The astonishing account of the decades-long cocaine use of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted. The author discusses the physical and emotional damage caused by the constant use of the then-heralded wonder drug, and of how each man ultimately changed the world in spite of it--or because of it.

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Main Author: Markel, Howard
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:The astonishing account of the decades-long cocaine use of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted. The author discusses the physical and emotional damage caused by the constant use of the then-heralded wonder drug, and of how each man ultimately changed the world in spite of it--or because of it.
Physical Description:xx, 314 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780375423307
0375423303
Author Notes:Howard Markel is Director, Historical Center for the Health Sciences, George E. Wantz Professor of the History of Medicine, and Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School.