The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics by Richard Davenport-Hines

The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics

Richard Davenport-Hines

592 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

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Spanning five centuries and several continents in a sweeping portrait of addiction, The Pursuit of Oblivion traces the history of the use and abuse of narcotics, revealing their subtle transformation from untested medicines to sources of idle plea...

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