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An Anatomy of Addiction
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An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug, Cocaine
Author: Howard Markel
Acclaimed medical historian Howard Markel delivers a gripping account of two brilliant yet deeply troubled figures in medicine: Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, and William Halsted, the pioneering surgeon often called the father of modern surgery. Both men experimented with—and fell victim to—what was then hailed as a miracle drug: cocaine.
Set in the 1880s, when the dangers of cocaine were still unknown, An Anatomy of Addiction traces the doctors’ experiments, their personal battles with dependence, and how addiction shaped both their private lives and professional legacies. Their stories are at once tragic—marked by health crises, secrecy, and lost opportunities—and heroic, as both fought to overcome their affliction and still transformed medicine in groundbreaking ways.
Through vivid narrative, rich historical research, and medical insight, Markel shows how Freud and Halsted’s struggles reveal not only the destructive power of addiction but also the resilience of human genius.
Reviews:
- “A tour de force of scientific and social history… absorbing and thoroughly documented.” — The New York Times Book Review
- “Incisive… an irresistible cautionary tale.” — The Wall Street Journal
- “Terrific… a rich, engrossing book.” — Los Angeles Times
- “Compelling and compassionate… profoundly demonstrates the complexity and breadth of their genius.” — Booklist
- “Addictive is the word for this terrific book.” — Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
About the Author:
Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and Director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. His books include Quarantine!, When Germs Travel, and An Anatomy of Addiction. He has written for The New York Times, JAMA, The New England Journal of Medicine, and is a frequent contributor to NPR.
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