Addicts who survived : an oral history of narcotic use in America, 1923-1965 / David Courtwright, Herman Joseph, and Don Des Jarlais ; with a foreword by Claude Brown.
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TextSeries: UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. History.Publication details: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©1989.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 399 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781572339767
- 1572339764
- Drug addicts -- United States -- Biography
- Drug abuse -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Drug control -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Drug addicts -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Opioid abuse
- Opioid-Related Disorders
- Opioid-Related Disorders -- history
- United States
- narcotics
- substance abuse
- Toxicomanes -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Toxicomanie -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Drogue, Lutte contre la -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Toxicomanes -- New York (État) -- New York -- Biographies
- Toxicomanie -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Lutte antidrogue -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Toxicomanie aux opiacés
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists
- SELF-HELP -- Substance Abuse & Addictions -- Drug Dependence
- HISTORY -- General
- Drug abuse
- Drug addicts
- Drug control
- New York (State) -- New York
- United States
- Drogenabhängiger
- USA
- Drugsverslaving
- Overlevingskansen
- Drugsgebruik
- 1900-1999
- 362.2/93/0922 22
- HV5825 .C68 1989eb
- WM 270
- 15.85
- 44.39
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-386) and index.
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The authors employ the techniques of oral history to penetrate the nether world of the drug user, giving readers a portrait of life in the drug subculture during the "classic" era of strict narcotic control.
Introduction : The Classic Era of Narcotic Control -- Becoming an Addict. Turned On ; Hooked ; Hop ; The Needle -- In the Life. Scoring ; Hustling ; Hooking ; Dealing ; Working ; Creating ; Busted -- Treatment. The Clinics ; Lexington and Its Discontents ; Methadone Maintenance.
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