Jonnes, Jill, 1952- Hep-cats, narcs, and pipe dreams : : a history of America's romance with illegal drugs / [electronic resource] / Jill Jonnes.. — New York, NY : : Scribner,, c1996.. — 510 p., [16] p. of plates : : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

America's first drug epidemic 1885-1925 -- America's second drug epidemic 1950-1970 -- The counterculture 1960-1975 -- America's third drug epidemic 1980-1995.



Анотація:
Traces the spread of illegal drugs throughout our culture: from the freewheeling Prohibition era through World War II, to the 'flower power' 1960s right right up to the present, when stories about crack babies and the resurgence of heroin dominate newspaper headlines and confronts a contemporary controversial issue--the legalization of drugs.

ISBN: 0684196700 : $30.00 9780684196701

LCCN: 96177888

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Drug abuse--History.--United States
Pharmaceutical policy--History.--United States
Drug traffic--History.--United States

LC Class. No.: HV5825 / .J65 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 362.29/12/0973 362.29/0973