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Ten Drugs - How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine (1) Class_RELIGION / BELIEFS he can slip right outBehind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researchers genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piece together these stories, as Thomas Hager does in this remarkable, century spanning history, and you can trace the evolution of our culture and the practice of medicine.Beginning with opium, the joy plant,