Drugs in America

A Social History, 1800-1980

Author: H.Wayne Morgan

Outlines the evolution of American drug use.

This is a history of drugs and drug use in America. It provides a review of what is now a prominent feature of American culture, and it analyses the interplay between drugs, drug use, and society.

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Outlines the evolution of American drug use.

This is a history of drugs and drug use in America. It provides a review of what is now a prominent feature of American culture, and it analyses the interplay between drugs, drug use, and society.

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This is a history of drugs and drug use in America. It provides a review of what is now a prominent feature of American culture, and it analyses the interplay between drugs, drug use, and society. Morgan's approach is chronological, covering an age of ""heroic"" therapy, the therapeutic revolution of the post-Civil War years, the moral fervour of the Progressive era and, finally, today's bewilderment.

Critic Reviews

“An important book because it comes as close to objectivity as is probably possible in a subject area where even the most scholarly works are heavily slanted. . . . Represents a great advance. . . . Recommended for all classes of libraries.”

Although intended for the general reader, Morgan's extensive note material will be a boon to scholars in this field. . . . Highly recommended.-- "Library Journal"
-- "Choice"
Morgan usefully scrutinizes the relationship between drugs, users, and society's response to them. . . . Meticulously researched and scrupulously neutral in tone: a solid, intelligent work altogether, with a range of applications.-- "Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author

H. Wayne Morgan is George Lynn Cross Research Professor emeritus and former chair of the department of history at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of several books including William McKinley and His America.