Brain-Robbers: How Alcohol, Cocaine, Nicotine, and Opiates Have Changed Human History - eBook

9781440829321
1-4408-2932-2

A psychiatrist examines how the world's four most important mind-altering substances alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, and opiateshave played a significant role throughout human history, and explains how these.

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powerful drugs affect the brain and cause addiction. Presents a historical review of four plant-derived drugsalcohol, cocaine, nicotine, and opiatesand their effects throughout human civilization, as well as a fascinating exploration of the mystery and misery of addiction Provides comprehensive explanations of medical and psychiatric effects of these drugs Supplies stories of people who made discoveries about these drugs or who had their lives altered by them Describes the discovery of the way in which the brain works Includes illustrations of brain pathways and of the four plants of origin for these drugs, and maps showing drug trade triangles