| Description |
xii, 372 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published in 1989 by E.P. Dutton as: Intoxication : Life in the pursuit of artificial paradise. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
War in Eden : origins of plant drugs -- A trip of goats : discovery of poisons and intoxicants -- Falling birds and flying cats : accidents with hallucinogens -- A shrewdness of apes : learning to use tobacco and other drugs -- Ark on the rocks : alcohol as the universal intoxicant -- Milk of paradise : romance and addiction with opium -- Emerald laughter : hashish and marijuana -- Forced march : coca and cocaine -- A bevy of beasts : drugs in the social group -- The fourth drive : motivation for intoxication -- Fire in the brain : mental marvels, murder, and mechanisms of control -- Star-spangled powders : drugs and the American way -- War on drugs : enduring supplies and demands -- Waking dreams : drugs in the future. |
| Subject |
Animals -- Drug use.
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Substance abuse.
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| Added Title |
Intoxication : Life in the pursuit of artificial paradise |
| ISBN |
1594770697 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101249305 |
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