Stories
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Ginger’s role in cures and courtroom battles
Some people will use a dose of ginger to help with hangovers – but it hasn’t always been a friend to the thirsty.
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Illuminated manuscripts, illuminating medicines
From rare bugs to exorbitantly priced plant parts, find out more about the artistic and medical uses of pigments from the past.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Blood
Discover the history, mythology and taboos around blood and menopause, and hear from some contemporary voices about their experiences of periods and the onset of menopause.
Catalogue
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Public and private measures in Norway for the prevention of alcoholism / Rolf Knudsen.
Knudsen, Rolf.Date: [1959]- Archives and manuscripts
Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) (part 1)
Date: 1973-1994Reference: SA/DRS/D/3Part of: DrugScope- Archives and manuscripts
Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) (part 2)
Date: 1973-1994Reference: SA/DRS/D/3aPart of: DrugScope- Books
Alcohol : the prevention debate / Marcus Grant and Bruce Ritson.
Grant, Marcus.Date: [1983], ©1983- Books
The prevention of drinking problems : alcohol control and cultural influences / Rupert Wilkinson.
Wilkinson, Rupert.Date: 1970