
Only in the last hundred years have the realities of drug use in America--particularly of opiates, chloral hydrate, cannabis, cocaine, and the chemical drugs of the twentieth century--run counter to a growing country's image of itself as rational. efficient, and independent.
In the early and mid-nineteenth century the image of the prescribing physician as a reliable figure of authority and knowledge, and the widespread use and sanction of opium, "God's own medicine," masked the dangers of addiction and drug abuse. But spreading addiction, especially among women, infants, and physicians themselves; visible, debilitating effects on users; and racial stereotyping-- the ChineseNous publions uniquement les avis qui respectent les conditions requises. Consultez nos conditions pour les avis.