Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine Jennifer A. G. Layte Folklore or fact

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Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine Jennifer A. G. Layte Folklore or factBehind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher's genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piece together these stories, as Thomas Hager does in this remarkable, century spanning history, and you can trace the evolution of our culture and the practice of medicine. Beginning with opium, the "joy plant,"