Traces the history of opioids and their widespread occurrence Explores the role of the chemistry laboratory in the production and consumption of opioids Collates a historical and future perspective on the business of opioids

Auteur

J.N. Campbell is an independent scholar and is the co-author with Steven M. Rooney of the brief, How Aspirin Entered Our Medicine Cabinet (2017), also published by Springer. He has also written for the International Journal of the History of Sport and Reviews in History, and serves as a freelance writer for Good Grit Magazine. Campbell received two M.A. degrees from the University of Kentucky and the Parson School of Design in New York City. He lives in Houston, Texas.

Steven M. Rooney is an Instructor of Chemistry in the Department of Science at Tarrant County Community College in Fort Worth, Texas, and also teaches courses at the Dallas County Community College North Lake Main Campus in Irving, Texas. After starting his career in research, he fervently believes in getting students interested in science by creating a daily classroom forum that fosters individual development. Rooney received an M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is the co-author with J.N. Campbell of the brief, How Aspirin Entered Our Medicine Cabinet (2017), also published by Springer. He lives in Dallas with his wife Teri.

Résumé

Traces the history of opioids and their widespread occurrence

Explores the role of the chemistry laboratory in the production and consumption of opioids

Collates a historical and future perspective on the business of opioids

Contenu

Introduction: Chemical Heterotopias.- Part One: Alkaloid Heterotopias.- Part Two: Synthetic Opiate Heterotopias.- Epilogue: Opioid Heterotopias.