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On speed [electronic resource] : the many lives of amphetamine / Nicolas Rasmussen.

By: Rasmussen, Nicolas, 1962-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2008Description: ix, 352 p., [38] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.Other title: Many lives of amphetamine.Subject(s): Amphetamines -- United States -- History | Amphetamine abuse -- United States -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.29/90973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The new sensation -- Benzedrine : the making of a modern medicine -- Speed and total war -- Bootleggers, beatniks, and benzedrine benders -- A bromide for the atomic age -- Amphetamine and the go-go years -- Amphetamine's decline : from mental medicine to social disease -- Fast forward : still on speed, 1971 to today.
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362.29/90973 (Browse shelf) Available

Errata slip inserted.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-347) and index.

The new sensation -- Benzedrine : the making of a modern medicine -- Speed and total war -- Bootleggers, beatniks, and benzedrine benders -- A bromide for the atomic age -- Amphetamine and the go-go years -- Amphetamine's decline : from mental medicine to social disease -- Fast forward : still on speed, 1971 to today.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.