{"product_id":"9780674029910","title":"Dark Paradise: A History of Opiate Addiction in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a newly enlarged edition of this eye-opening book, David T. Courtwright offers an original interpretation of a puzzling chapter in American social and medical history: the dramatic change in the pattern of opiate addiction--from respectable upper-class matrons to lower-class urban males, often with a criminal record. Challenging the prevailing view that the shift resulted from harsh new laws, Courtwright shows that the crucial role was played by the medical rather than the legal profession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story not only from the standpoint of legal and medical sources, but also from the perspective of addicts themselves. With the addition of a new introduction and two new chapters on heroin addiction and treatment since 1940, Courtwright has updated this compelling work of social history for the present crisis of the Drug War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46430669734129,"sku":"9780674029910","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780674029910","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}