The Historical Shift in the Perception of Opiates: From Medicine to Social Menace
作者:
HoffmannJohnP.,
期刊:
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
(Taylor Available online 1990)
卷期:
Volume 22,
issue 1
页码: 53-62
ISSN:0279-1072
年代: 1990
DOI:10.1080/02791072.1990.10472197
出版商: Taylor&Francis Group
关键词: Chinese;history;legislation;opiates;opium;public policy
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
AbstractAn examination of the origins of the laws prohibiting the use of opiates in the United States is provided. The primary focus is on how the development of these laws influenced a marked shift in the perception of opiates. Historically, opium and its derivatives have been perceived as efficacious medicines. However, during the past two centuries this perception has shifted to the point that contemporarily the opiates are commonly thought of as a social menace. This perception now outweighs the efficacious medicine perception to a substantial degree. A historical analysis indicates that this shift occurred not so much because the hazardous potential for addiction and overdose was discovered, nor because recreational use became widespread; rather, this shift was greatly influenced by underlying national economic conditions and concerns.
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