Cocaine: Global Histories
Cocaine: Global Histories
Cocaine examines the rise and fall of this notorious substance from its legitimate use by scientists and medics in the nineteenth century to the international prohibitionist regimes and drug gangs of today. Themes explored include:
* Amsterdam’s complex cocaine culture
* the manufacture, sale and control of cocaine in the United States
* Japan and the Southeast Asian cocaine industry
* export of cocaine prohibitions to Peru
* sex, drugs and race in early modern London
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Cocaine (History of Drugs)
Throughout history, humans have sought ways to alter their consciousness, ease their discomfort, and treat illness through the use of medicinal plants and chemicals. Native Americans began using the hallucinogenic cactus peyote 10,000 years ago. It is believed that the ancient Sumerians used opium as early as 5000 B.C. Avant-grade artists and writers in Paris used cannabis in the mid-19th century. And in 1884, the Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud took cocaine to treat his depression and repor
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matts – History of cocaine through interviews and research by Matthew Skolnick, Steven Moretti, Amelia Tarantelli, Michelle Manno, Matthew Miller, Alex Wood, Sarah Marshall, Theresa Vrooman
2 Men With History Of Drug Crimes Busted Again In Carteret County
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2 Men With History Of Drug Crimes Busted Again In Carteret County. Two men with a history of drug related crimes were arrested in Carteret County for trafficking cocaine. Frenchie Reels and Casey Murrell were arrested at homes on Silver Dollar Road in … Read more on WITN
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