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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245 1 3 |a An anatomy of addiction :  |b Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine /  |c Howard Markel. 
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520 |a 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. 
505 0 |a Young Freud -- Young Halsted -- Uber coca -- An addict's death -- The accidental addict -- Cocaine damnation -- Sigmund in Paris -- Rehabilitating Halsted -- The interpretation of dreams -- The professor -- Dr. Freud's coca coda -- Dr. Halsted in limbo. 
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650 0 |a Psychoanalysts  |z Austria  |v Biography. 
600 1 0 |a Halsted, William,  |d 1852-1922. 
650 0 |a Surgeons  |z United States  |v Biography. 
650 0 |a Cocaine  |x History. 
650 0 |a Cocaine abuse. 
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