"Originated and simultaneously published in Canada by Greystone Books, Vancouver"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [144]-147) and index.
Contents
Introduction: in the arms of Morpheus -- Search for health: opium's role in the evolution of medicine -- Drink me: laudanum and other traditional opium medicines -- Possessed: morphine -- I like it! I want it! patent medicines from cradle to grave -- Opiomania: criminalization breaks the poppy's spell -- Appendix: opium at the movies.