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An anatomy of addiction : Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine

text An anatomy of addiction : Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the miracle drug, cocaine

Markel, Howard.

Summary
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 change... Read more
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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xx, 314 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Pantheon Books 2011
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Woodmere (Main Branch) 920 MAR in Adult Non-fiction Available

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