In 1914, a racist fiction helped sell one of the nation’s first drug laws; 100 years later, it’s still with us. (Reuters/John Gress/Files) Negro Cocaine “Fiends” Are a New Southern Menace. That was ...
Ch. One. A miracle of modern science : the medical use of cocaine -- Ch. Two. Debating the dangers of cocaine : the medical era, 1885-1895 -- Ch. Three. Making cocaine -- Ch. Four. Selling science : ...
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