An anatomy of addiction : Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine / Howard Markel.
- Markel, Howard.
- Date:
- [2011], ©2011
- Books
About this work
Description
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.
Publication/Creation
New York : Pantheon Books, [2011], ©2011.
Physical description
xx, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contributors
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.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineFCF /MAROpen shelves
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ISBN
- 0375423303
- 9780375423307