Title Addicts who survived : an oral history of narcotic use in America, 1923-1965 / David Courtwright, Herman Joseph, and Don Des Jarlais ; with a foreword by Claude Brown

Edition 1st ed Published Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©1989

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 399 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction : The Classic Era of Narcotic Control -- Becoming an Addict. Turned On ; Hooked ; Hop ; The Needle -- In the Life. Scoring ; Hustling ; Hooking ; Dealing ; Working ; Creating ; Busted -- Treatment. The Clinics ; Lexington and Its Discontents ; Methadone Maintenance Summary The authors employ the techniques of oral history to penetrate the nether world of the drug user, giving readers a portrait of life in the drug subculture during the "classic" era of strict narcotic control Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-386) and index Notes Print version record Subject Drug addicts -- United States -- Biography Drug abuse -- United States -- History -- 20th century Drug control -- United States -- History -- 20th century Drug addicts -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography Opioid abuse. Opioid-Related Disorders Opioid-Related Disorders -- history narcotics substance abuse BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists. SELF-HELP -- Substance Abuse & Addictions -- Drug Dependence. HISTORY -- General. Opioid abuse Drug abuse Drug addicts Drug control Drogenabhängiger Drugsverslaving. Overlevingskansen. Drugsgebruik. SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Subject New York (State) -- New York United States USA Genre/Form collective biographies. Personal narratives History Biographies Personal narratives. Biographies. Récits personnels. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Joseph, Herman, 1931- Des Jarlais, Don, 1945- Brown, Claude, 1937-2002. ISBN 9781572339767 1572339764

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