Howard Padwa: 1 book
Social Poison
The Culture and Politics of Opiate Control in Britain and France, 1821–1926
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
This comparative history examines the divergent paths taken by Britain and France in managing opiate abuse during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Though the governments of both nations viewed rising levels of opiate use as a problem, Britain and France took opposite courses...
