Description |
ix, 352 p., [38] p. of plates : ill. |
Note |
Errata slip inserted. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-347) and index. |
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. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Amphetamines -- United States -- History.
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Amphetamine abuse -- United States -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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Added Title |
Many lives of amphetamine |
ISBN |
9780814776018 (cl : alk. paper) |
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0814776019 (cl : alk. paper) |
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