![]() | Dark Paradise: A History of Opiate Addiction in America Subjects: Opium habit -- United States -- History; Opium -- Therapeutic use -- History; Morphine habit; Heroin habit; Narcotic addicts -- History; Opium trade -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History; In a newly enlarged edition of this eye-opening book, David T. Courtwright offers an original interpretation of a puzzling chapter in American social and medical history: the dramatic change in the pattern of opiate addiction--from respectable upper-class matrons to lower-class urban males, often with a criminal record. Challenging the prevailing view that the shift resulted from harsh new laws, Courtwright shows that the crucial role was played by the medical rather than the legal profession. |
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