Forces of Habit

Drugs and the Making of the Modern World

David T. Courtwright

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$31.50 • £25.95 • €28.50

ISBN 9780674010031

Publication Date: 10/30/2002

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288 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

25 halftones, 1 table

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David T. Courtwright is Presidential Professor Emeritus at the University of North Florida and the author of Dark Paradise: A History of Opiate Addiction in America and Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World. He was an inaugural recipient of a grant from the highly competitive NEH Public Scholar Program and is a regular media commentator on the history of addiction.

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Listen to David Courtwright discuss the history of opium addiction in the United States with radio personality (and medical professional) Dr. Drew in three in-depth conversations: Facts and Myths: Opium and Morphine Use in 19th-Century America | From Patients to Criminals | Addiction “Cures” of the Late 19th Century
View a series of Askimo Expert interviews with Professor Courtwright on the subjects of drug use, drug policy, the tobacco industry, and more

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