David Blistein

Opium

How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World

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From a psychiatrist on the frontlines of addiction medicine and an expert on the history of drug use, comes the fascinating landmark (Dr. Andrew Weil) history of the flower that helped to build--and now threatens--modern society.n society.

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Halpern, John H.

ISBN: 978-0-316-41766-2
EAN: 9780316417662
Produktnummer: 24724319
Verlag: Little, Brown & Company
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 352 S.
Masse: H16.3 cm x B23.6 cm x D2.9 cm 554 g
Gewicht: 554
Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)

Über den Autor

John H. Halpern, MD, a psychiatrist in private practice, previously served as medical director of the Boston Center for Addiction Treatment, the largest substance-use disorder hospital in New England. He completed his residency and a fellowship in addiction research at Harvard Medical School programs. He spent over 20 years on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and during his professorship served as the director of his own research laboratory at McLean Hospital, supported by private grants and National Institute on Drug Abuse funding. David Blistein is a former writer for the PBS documentary Cancer, which was adapted from Siddhartha Mukherjee's Pulitzer Prize-winning history of cancer, The Emperor of All Maladies. He co-wrote Grover Cleveland Again! with legendary documentarian Ken Burns.