"Throughout the 1800s, opium and cocaine could be easily obtained to treat a range of ailments in Canada. Dependency, when it occurred, was considered a matter of personal vice. Near the end of the century, attitudes shifted and access to drugs became more restricted. How did this happen? In th...

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Main Author:	Malleck, Dan 1968- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Vancouver ; Toronto UBC Press [2015]
Subjects:	aNarcotic lawszCanadaxHistory aOpium abusexLaw and legislationzCanadaxHistory aDrugsxLaw and legislationzCanadaxHistory aDrug addictionxSocial aspectszCanadaxHistory aDrug addictionxEconomic aspectszCanadaxHistory aDrug controlzCanadaxHistory aMedicinezCanadaxHistory Betäubungsmittelrecht Drogenabhängigkeit Kanada
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	"Throughout the 1800s, opium and cocaine could be easily obtained to treat a range of ailments in Canada. Dependency, when it occurred, was considered a matter of personal vice. Near the end of the century, attitudes shifted and access to drugs became more restricted. How did this happen? In this intoxicating history, Dan Malleck examines the conditions that lead to Canada's current drug laws. Drawing on newspaper accounts, medical and pharmacy journals, professional association records, asylum records, physician case books, and pharmacy records, Malleck demonstrates how a number of social, economic, and cultural forces converged in the early 1900s to influence lawmakers and criminalize addiction. His research exposes how social concerns about drug addiction had less to do with the long pipe and shadowy den than with lobbying by medical professionals, concern about the morality and future of the nation, and a growing pharmaceutical industry."--
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	xi, 305 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:	9780774829199