The Age of Anxiety - A History of America's Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers (Paperback, First Trade Paper Ed)


Drugs for anxiety are a billion-dollar business in the United States. Yet in 1955, when the prescription tranquilizer Miltown became available, pharmaceutical executives worried that there was no market. In "The Age of Anxiety," historian Andrea Tone provides a comprehensive account of the rise of America's prescription drug culture through the lens of our complicated relationship with tranquilizers.

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Drugs for anxiety are a billion-dollar business in the United States. Yet in 1955, when the prescription tranquilizer Miltown became available, pharmaceutical executives worried that there was no market. In "The Age of Anxiety," historian Andrea Tone provides a comprehensive account of the rise of America's prescription drug culture through the lens of our complicated relationship with tranquilizers.

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General

Imprint

BasicBooks

Country of origin

United States

Release date

December 2011

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2012

Authors

Dimensions

227 x 146 x 21mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

320

Edition

First Trade Paper Ed

ISBN-13

978-0-465-02520-6

Barcode

9780465025206

Categories

LSN

0-465-02520-X



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