Opium : how an ancient flower shaped and poisoned our world / John H. Halpern, MD, and David Blistein.

Opioid addiction is fast becoming the most deadly crisis in American history. In 2017, it claimed nearly fifty thousand lives--more than gunshots and car crashes combined, and almost as many Americans as were killed in the entire Vietnam War. But even as the overdose crisis ravages our nation--strai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Halpern, John H. (Author) Blistein, David (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Opium > History. Opium abuse > History. Opium trade > History. Opium poppy > History. Opium. Opium abuse. Opium poppy. Opium trade. Opium > history. Opium Dependence > history. History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xxiv, 328 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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