Addicts Who Survived: An Oral History of Narcotic Use in America, 1923-1965

by David T. Courtwright, Herman Joseph, Don Des Jarlais

Book by David Courtwright, Herman Joseph, Don Des Jarlais

Genres: History, Oral History, Cultural, American History, Addiction, Drugs

416 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

David Courtwright is known for his books on drug use and drug policy in American and world history (Dark Paradise, Addicts Who Survived, and Forces of Habit) and for his books on the special problems of frontier environments (Violent Land and Sky as Frontier). His most recent book, No Right Turn, chronicles the tumultuous politics and surprising outcome of the culture war that engulfed America in the four decades after Nixon's 1968 election.

Courtwright lives in Jacksonville, Florida, and teaches history at the University of North Florida, where he is Presidential Professor. He was educated at the University of Kansas and at Rice University.

Photo credit: David Wilson

Reviews

[S · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was pretty cool, mostly cause it was interview-style and not some foofy douche talking about addiction but the addict (who sometimes was a douche as well) talking about addiction.