Addicts who survived an oral history of narcotic use in America before 1965
The authors employ the techniques of oral history to penetrate the nether world of the drug user, giving us an engrossing portrait of life in the drug subculture during the ""classic"" era of strict narcotic control. Praise for the hardcover edition: ""A momentous book...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Knoxville :
University of Tennessee Press
1989.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798179506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Foreword to the 1989 Edition by Claude Brown; Acknowledgments; Alphabetical Table of Narratives; Introduction: The Classic Era of Narcotic Control; Part One: Becoming an Addict; 1. Turned On; 2. Hooked; 3. Hop; 4. The Needle; Part Two: In the Life; 5. Scoring; 6. Hustling; 7. Hooking; 8. Dealing; 9. Working; 10. Creating; 11. Busted; Part Three: Treatment; 12. The Clinics; 13. Lexington and Its Discontents; 14. Methadone Maintenance; Epilogue to the 1989 Edition: From Methadone to the Drug War; Epilogue to the 2012 Paperback Edition: America's Longest War; Appendix: The Interviews; Glossary; Select Bibliography; Index
