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Explore how drug addiction emerged as a medical concept in nineteenth-century Britain through this scholarly examination of opium use and abuse. This History of Medicine in Context book traces the intellectual origins of addiction theory, revealing how Victorian society understood dependency as both a pathological disease and a form of moral insanity. The work investigates the treatments, regimes, and social prejudices that defined responses to opiate addiction during a transformative period when medical understanding of drug dependency was first taking shape. Published by Routledge, this academic study provides essential context for understanding how historical interpretations of addiction shaped modern perceptions and medical practice, offering readers insights into the complex relationship between medicine, morality, and drug policy in nineteenth-century Britain.

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The Making of Addiction examines how opium addiction became recognized as a distinct medical condition in nineteenth-century Britain.

This Routledge publication explores the historical treatments and therapeutic regimes used to address opiate dependency during the Victorian era.

The book investigates how addiction was framed as both disease and moral insanity within nineteenth-century medical and social discourse.

Part of the History of Medicine in Context series, providing scholarly analysis of medical history and pharmacology through nineteenth-century case studies.

Traces the intellectual and cultural influences that shaped the original concept of drug addiction and opium abuse in Britain.

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28 June 2013
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