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On speed : the many lives of amphetamine

Title
On speed : the many lives of amphetamine / Nicolas Rasmussen.
Author
Rasmussen, Nicolas, 1962-
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c2008.

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Description
ix, 352 p., [38] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
Alternative Title
Many lives of amphetamine
Subject
  • Amphetamines > United States > History
  • Amphetamine abuse > United States > History
Note
  • Errata slip inserted.
Bibliography (note)
  • 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.
Call Number
JSE 13-181
ISBN
  • 9780814776018 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 0814776019 (cl : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007043261
OCLC
176925155
Author
Rasmussen, Nicolas, 1962-
Title
On speed : the many lives of amphetamine / Nicolas Rasmussen.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-347) and index.
Research Call Number
JSE 13-181
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