Book Condition: Very Good. Former library book with the usual markings and stickers, otherwise clean inside and out. Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces. Heroin reviews the history of this highly addictive opiate. Woods describes its chemical composition, its preparation, and manner of use. She delinates societal effects that include the takeover of manufacture and distribution by organized crime, gang warfare, the destruction of neighborhoods, and soaring health costs to care for addicts. This title is a good update to Fred Zachon and William E. McAulyfe's Heroin (Chelsea, 1991)
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