The Rise and Fall and Rise of Cocaine in the United States

David T. Courtwright

The Rise and Fall and Rise of Cocaine in the United States

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Cocaine epidemics have twice figured in American history. The first sustained episode of cocaine use and addiction began in the 1880s and lasted into the 1920s. The second began about 1970 and peaked in the late 1980s. Together the two epidemics illustrate a cardinal principle of drug history: what we think about and how we regulate ‘consuming habits’ depends very much upon the characteristics of those who consume them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Consuming Habits
Subtitle of host publication	Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs
Editors	Jordan Goodman, Andrew Sherratt, Paul E. Lovejoy
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Chapter	11
Pages	215-237
Number of pages	23
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203964118
State	Published - 2007

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General Arts and Humanities

Keywords

Humanities
Drugs
Drug policy
United States
Cocaine

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Courtwright, D. T. (2007). The Rise and Fall and Rise of Cocaine in the United States. In J. Goodman, A. Sherratt, & P. E. Lovejoy (Eds.), Consuming Habits: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs (2nd ed., pp. 215-237). Taylor & Francis. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203964118-12/rise-fall-rise-cocaine-united-states-david-courtwright?context=ubx&refId=d6547f88-f16c-460f-ab3e-8909e6a2d8f8

Courtwright, DT 2007, The Rise and Fall and Rise of Cocaine in the United States. in J Goodman, A Sherratt & PE Lovejoy (eds), Consuming Habits: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs. 2nd edn, Taylor & Francis, London, pp. 215-237. <https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203964118-12/rise-fall-rise-cocaine-united-states-david-courtwright?context=ubx&refId=d6547f88-f16c-460f-ab3e-8909e6a2d8f8>

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