An anatomy of addiction : Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine / Howard Markel.

  • Markel, Howard.
Date:
[2011], ©2011
  • Books

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Description

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.

Publication/Creation

New York : Pantheon Books, [2011], ©2011.

Physical description

xx, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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    History of Medicine
    FCF /MAR
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 0375423303
  • 9780375423307