Opium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World by David Blistein, John H. Halpern

Opium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World

David Blistein, John H. Halpern

352 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history science dark informative medium-paced
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From a psychiatrist on the frontlines of addiction medicine and an expert on the history of drug use, comes the "authoritative, engaging, and accessible" (Booklist) history of the flower that helped to build -- and now threatens -- modern society....

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