Cocaine

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"Spillane examines phenomena that have eluded earlier students of drug history. He explores the role of American business in fostering consumer interest in cocaine during the years when no law proscribed its use, the ways in which authorities and social agents tried nonetheless to establish informal controls on the substance, and the mixed results they achieved.". "Arguing that the underground drug culture had origins other than in federal prohibition, he concludes with some thoughts on what our early experience with legalization and prohibition can tell us as we face questions about drug policy today."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Cocaine,  Cocaine industry,  Drug control,  Cocaine abuse,  History,  Lutte contre la Drogue,  Histoire,  Cocaïne,  Drogenmissbrauch,  Cocaine-Related Disorders,  Cocain,  Drug and Narcotic Control,  Drogenpolitik,  Industrie,  Cocaïnomanie,  Behavior,  Substance-Related Disorders

Places: United States