| Description |
225 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Next add 5 ml human blood: The manufacture of heroin -- 2. From mouth-organs to bazookas: Varieties of heroin and their use -- 3. How to X-ray a camel: The spread of heroin and attempts at control -- 4. The righteous dope fiend: Heroin careers and lifestyles -- 5. How to stop time: Personal experience of heroin use -- 6. Ripping and running: Heroin and crime -- 7. The hardest drug or the gentle drug: Heroin and health -- 8. Shots from the drug pub: The treatment of heroin addiction -- 9. Beyond the needle: Heroin use in the future |
| Summary |
This fascinating account of the development and use of heroin provides a wealth of factual information alongside some informed insights into its future. Topics covered include: patterns of use, its relationship with crime, and methods of production |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Heroin abuse -- Treatment.
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Drug abuse and crime.
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Heroin.
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Heroin.
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Heroin Dependence.
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Social Problems.
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| Author |
Smith, Ian, 1947 April 7-
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| LC no. |
2001048822 |
| ISBN |
0415278716 |
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0415278996 paperback |
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0203219538 |
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