Stories
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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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A quick guide to drugs, the brain and brain chemistry
Discover some of the major chemicals that govern activity in our brains, how they work, and why certain drugs have the effects they do.
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The solidarity of sickness
Visiting an injured friend in hospital prompts writer Sinéad Gleeson to reflect on the instant rapport forged between compatriots in the kingdom of the sick.
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My ADHD titration diary
After her ADHD diagnosis, Verity Babbs wondered how well medication would work. Her diary details the controlled process of trying different doses, and how her body reacted.
Catalogue
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Say why to drugs : everything you need to know about the drugs we take and why we get high / Suzi Gage.
Gage, SuziDate: 2020- Books
3:52 AM / photos and words by VJ Sellar.
Sellar, VJDate: 2019- Pictures
Chinese opium smokers in a saloon experiencing various effects of the drug. Engraving by G. Paterson, 1843, after T. Allom.
Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872.Date: 1843Reference: 25057i- Videos
The secret life of your body clock.
Date: 2009- Books
Frankie : the woman who saved millions from thalidomide / James Essinger and Sandra Koutzenko ; foreword by Sir Harold Evans.
Essinger, James, 1957-Date: 2019