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Brainstorming: The Science and Politics of Opiate Research

The discovery of how opiates such as morphine & heroin relieve pain & produce euphoria makes for one of the most dramatic tales of modern science. Illustrated.

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Prologue

The politics of science

Drug wars

Stalking the opiate receptor

Designer drugs

From opiates to schizophrenia

Receptivity

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 220 pages

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