Title: Shang yin wu bai nian
Description: Offering a social and biological account of why psychoactive goods proved so seductive, David Courtwright tracks the intersecting paths by which popular drugs entered the stream of global commerce. He shows how the efforts of merchants and colonial planters expanded world supply, drove down prices, and drew millions of less affluent purchasers into the market, effectively democratizing drug consumption.
Subjects: Psychotropic drugs, Social aspects, History, Economic aspects, Prevention, Substance abuse