On speed : the many lives of amphetamine /

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Uppers. Crank. Bennies. Dexies. Greenies. Black Beauties. Purple Hearts. Crystal. Ice. And, of course, Speed. Whatever their street names at the moment, amphetamines have been an insistent force in American life since they were marketed as the original antidepressants in the 1930s. On Speed tells th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rasmussen, Nicolas, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2008]
Temas:
Amphetamines > United States > History.
Amphetamine abuse > United States > History.
Amphetamines > history
Amphetamine-Related Disorders > history
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Amphétamines > États-Unis > Histoire.
Amphétamines > Abus > États-Unis > Histoire.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 21e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Amphetamine abuse
Amphetamines
United States
drug.
high-speed.
history.
popular.
very.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The new sensation
  • Benzedrine : the making of a modern medicine
  • Speed and total war
  • Bootleggers, beatniks, and benzedrine benders
  • A bromide for the atomic age
  • Amphetamine and the go-go years
  • Amphetamine's decline : from mental medicine to social disease
  • Fast forward : still on speed, 1971 to today.

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