englischThe use of drugs is as old as history. However, it was only fairly recently that, following the rise of modern medicine, the concept of ‘drug addiction’ was born and came to be seen as a clinical and a social disorder.

Focusing on the period from 1800 to the end of World War II, this book [...]

englischA scientific debate about tobacco would presumably take place in medical research or health policy, but this luxury good is especially intriguing from a historical perspective. An analysis of the cultural treasure tobacco provides a more specific insight into cultural and social changes of a [...]