Opium Slavery Jerry Shearing New to the Third Edition:

New to the Third Edition: Updated to reflect the most recent version of the Praxis exam Incorporates new content critical for exam success Includes new sample exam questions and answers Reflects key developments in the field

Topics treated in this volume include Ignatius's soteriological anthropology

one name for the brush

Conquering the Electron debunks the hero worship so often plaguing the stories of great advances

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Opium Slavery Jerry Shearing New to the Third Edition:During the Civil War, the utility and widespread availability of opium and morphine made opiates essential to wartime medicine. After the war ended, thousands of ailing soldiers became addicted, or "enslaved," as nineteenth century Americans phrased it. Veterans, their families, and communities struggled to cope with addiction's health and social consequences. Medical and government authorities compounded veterans' suffering and imbued the epidemic