Opium : how an ancient flower shaped and poisoned our world / John H. Halpern, MD, and David Blistei...
Opium : how an ancient flower shaped and poisoned our world / John H. Halpern, MD, and David Blistei...
Opium : how an ancient flower shaped and poisoned our world / John H. Halpern, MD, and David Blistein.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2019/4254
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxiv, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Opioid addiction is fast becoming the most deadly crisis in American history. In 2017, it claimed nearly fifty thousand lives -- more than gunshots and car crashes combined, and almost as many Americans as were killed in the entire Vietnam War. But even as the overdose crisis ravages our nation -- straining our prison system, dividing families, and...
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Opium : how an ancient flower shaped and poisoned our world / John H. Halpern, MD, and David Blistein.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019
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Call Numbers
G 2019/4254
Record Identifier
74VKVloV2qyM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVloV2qyM
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ISBN
0316417661 (hardcover)
9780316417662 (hardcover)
DDC
362.29309
MMS ID
991024263314602626
