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Ten drugs : how plants, powders, and pills have shaped the history of medicine / byThomas Hager.
Beginning with opium, the "joy plant," which has been used for 10,000 years, Hager tells a captivating story of medicine. His subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, the infamous knockout drops, the first antibiotic, which saved countless lives, the first antipsychotic, which helped empty public mental hospitals, Viagra, statins, and the new frontier of monoclonal antibodies. This is a deep, wide-ranging, and wildly entertaining book.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419734403 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1419734407 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Abrams Press, ©2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-285) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: 50,000 pills -- The joy plant -- Lady Mary's monster -- The Mickey Finn -- How to soothe your cough with heroin -- Magic bullets -- The least xplored territory on the planet -- Interlude: The golden age -- Sex, drugs, and more drugs -- The enchanted ring -- Statins : a personal story -- A erfection of blood -- Epilogue: The future of drugs. |
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| Subject: | Medicine > History. Pharmacology > History. Pharmaceutical technology > History. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at York County Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Martin Library | Adults 615.1 HAG Health Wellness (Text) | 33454005660907 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
| Mason-Dixon Public Library | Adults 615.109 HAG Nonfiction (Text) | 34262000872701 | Main Room | Available | - |
