Opium
Subtitle: a history
By: Martin Booth
Edition: 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
ISBN-13: 9780312206673; 9780312186432
Subjects: Opium trade; Opium; Opioid-Related Disorders; History; Opium abuse; Geschichte
Description: Chronicles the history and often unexplored cultural impact of a narcotic whose use has spanned centuries and forms, from smoking dens in the 1800s to the heroin of today.
Notes: Originally published: London : Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-359) and index.