The Birth of Naloxone: An Intellectual History of an Ambivalent Opioid

Naloxone, which reverses the effects of opioids, was synthesized in 1960, though the hunt for opioid antagonists began a half-century earlier. The history of this quest reveals how cultural and medical attitudes toward opioids have been marked by a polarization of discourse that belies a keen ambiva...

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Authors: Kolbe, Laura (Author) ; Fins, Joseph J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2021
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 637-650
Further subjects:B War on drugs
B History of Medicine
B FDA
B Naloxone
B Addiction
B Opioids
B Palliative Care
B Neuroethics
B Medical Research
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