White Drug Cultures and Regulation in London, 1916-1960

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hallam, Christopher (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Great Britain-History.; Medicine-History.; History, Modern.; Civilization-History.; Medical policy.; History of Britain and Ireland.; History of Medicine.; Modern History.; Cultural History.; Health Policy.

This book traces the history of the London 'white drugs' (opiate and cocaine) subculture from the First World War to the end of the classic 'British System' of drug prescribing in the 1960s. It also examines the regulatory forces that tried to suppress non-medical drug use, in bo...