Cocaine: How ‘Miracle Drug’ Nearly Destroyed Sigmund Freud, William Halsted

Published August 9, 2013

Cocaine: How ‘Miracle Drug’ Nearly Destroyed Sigmund Freud, William Halsted – Anatomy of an Addiction: http://to.pbs.org/qUraZm In “An Anatomy of Addiction,” medical historian Howard Markel details the cocaine addictions of Sigmund Fre…

One Man's Story: How I Beat Addiction

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The big thing for me was speedballing – doing cocaine and opiates together. That's what made me feel comfortable, made me feel on top of the world. When did you hit rock bottom and realize you needed help? Around Christmas 2010, I had two jobs and …
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How Americans Said No To Cocaine After Years-Long Addiction

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"The research really does not support people leaving cocaine and going to another drug," he says. Over the past four years, Kerlikowske says, drug enforcement has changed "not only rapidly, but dramatically." It has more of a public health focus, he …
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