An edition of An anatomy of addiction (2011)

An anatomy of addiction

Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine

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An anatomy of addiction
Howard Markel, Howard Markel
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An edition of An anatomy of addiction (2011)

An anatomy of addiction

Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine

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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.

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Pantheon Books
Language
English
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314

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Subjects

History, Cocaine, Surgeons, Anesthesiology, Cocaine abuse, History, 19th Century, Cocaine-Related Disorders, General Surgery, History, 20th Century, Psychoanalysis, Anesthesia, Biography, Psychoanalysts, New York Times reviewed, Freud, sigmund, 1856-1939, Halsted, william stewart, 1852-1922, Psychoanalysts, biography, Surgeons, biography, Anesthesia, history, History, modern, 19th century

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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), William Halsted (1852-1922)

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United States, Austria

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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-304) and index.

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362.29/80922
Library of Congress
BF109.A1 M37 2011

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xx, 314 p. :
Number of pages
314

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OL25030299M
ISBN 10
0375423303
ISBN 13
9780375423307
LCCN
2010033782
OCLC/WorldCat
659304879

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