On speed: the many lives of amphetamine

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 The New Sensation2 Benzedrine: The Making of a Modern Medicine 3 Speed and Total War 4 Bootleggers, Beatniks, and Benzedrine Benders 5 A Bromide for the Atomic Age 6 Amphetamine and the Go-Go Years7 Amphetamine's Decline: From Mental Medicine to Social Disease8 Fast Forward: Still on Speed, 1971 to Today Conclusion: The Lessons of History Notes List of Archival Sources Index About the Author