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New York University Press
Language
English
Pages
352

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Subjects

History, Amphetamines, Amphetamine abuse, History, 21st Century, History, 20th Century, Amphetamine-Related Disorders, United states, history, 20th century, United states, history, 21st century

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United States
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On speed: the many lives of amphetamine
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Table of Contents

The new sensation
Benzedrine : the making of a modern medicine
Speed and total war
Bootleggers, beatniks, and benzedrine benders
A bromide for the atomic age
Amphetamine and the go-go years
Amphetamine's decline, from mental medicine to social disease
Fast forward : still on speed, 1971 to today.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York
Other Titles
Many lives of amphetamine

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.29/90973
Library of Congress
RM666.A493 R37 2007, RM666.A493R37 2007, RM666.A493 R37 2008

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Pagination
p. ;
Number of pages
352

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OL18026962M
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onspeedmanylives0000rasm
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0814776019
ISBN 13
9780814776018
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2007043261
OCLC/WorldCat
176925155
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5311679
Goodreads
2583643

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