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Title |
Story Of Opium |
Series |
Addictions |
Author(s) |
Martin Booth |
Publisher |
Nyitott Könyvmuhely – National Institute for Drug Prevention |
Place of publishing |
Budapest |
Year of publishing |
2005 |
No. of pages |
388 |
ISBN |
978-963- 867882-8 |
Abstract |
Opium is one of the oldest and most widespread drugs. It can cause addiction and death but is also the most effective painkiller and for many farmer communities is the only income source. The issue follows astounding impact to the world culture from the opium use in religion till the impact to romantic writers, from the beginning of medicine till the opium wars. We can learn how fast increasing of number of drug addicts relates to the multinational, very effective and billionaire heroin industry, which is integral part of world economy. In the first full story of opium the author shows multiple nature of this drug, the bittersweet consequences of a simple poppy plant's dangerous heritage. - By reviewer biography about sap of papaver somniferum many myths get buried. Booth handles a fiery problem very calmly. |
Remarks |
In Hungarian |
