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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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
