Opium and the people : opiate use and drug control policy in nineteenth and early twentieth century England / Virginia Berridge

London : Free Association, 1999. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.  Provenance; from the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute with their presentation bookplate and being presented by the Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund. Edition; Rev. ed. Physical description; xxxiii, 419 p. ; 22 cm. Notes; Previous ed.: London: Allen Lane, 1981. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary; At the beginning of the 19th century, opium was widely used as an everyday remedy for common ailments. By the 1920s, it was classified as a ""dangerous drug"". In an examination of the social context of drug taking in Victorian England, the book explains this decisive change in attitude. This revised edition examines how and why restrictive policies were put in place in the early decades of the 20th century and reveals fresh perspectives on the motivations which survive in the formation of current drug policies. Subjects; Drug addiction - Great Britain - History - 19th century. Drug addiction - Great Britain - History - 20th century. Narcotics - Control of - Great Britain - History - 19th century. Narcotics - Control of - Great Britain - History - 19th century Narcotics - Control of - Great Britain - History - 20th century. Narcotics - Control of - Great Britain - History - 20th century. Opium habit - England - History - 19th century. Opium habit - England - History - 20th century. Narcotics, Control of - England - History - 19th century. Narcotics, Control of - England - History - 20th century. Opioid-Related Disorders - history. Drug and Narcotic Control - history Drug control - England - History - 19th century. Narcotic habit - Great Britain - History - 19th century. Narcotic habit - Great Britain - History - 20th century. Opioid-Related Disorders. Drug and Narcotic Control. Dates covered: (1900-1930). Drug addiction & substance abuse ; Social & cultural history ; Cultural studies. United Kingdom, Great Britain. (c 1900 - c 1914). First World War, (1914-1918). Inter-war period, (1918-1939). History / Europe / Great Britain. Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural. Narcotic habit ; Great Britain ; History ; 19th century ; Control of ; Narcotics ; 20th century.