The Making of Addiction: The ‘Use and Abuse’ of Opium in Nineteenth-Century Britain (The History of Medicine in Context)

The Making of Addiction: The ‘use and Abuse’ of Opium in Nineteenth-century Britain (The History of Medicine in Context)

What does drug addiction mean to us? What did it mean to others in the past? And how are these meanings connected? In modern society, the idea of drug addiction is a fixed and commonly understood concept, yet this was not always the case in the past. This book uncovers the original influences that shaped the creation and the various interpretations of addiction as a disease, and of addiction to opiates in particular. It delves into the treatments, regimes, and prejudices that surrounded the cond

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