Potions : Modern Mythology of Drugs and Toxins
ISBN: 9780195329032 | 0195329031
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 9/1/2013
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In Potions, Joshua Hamilton, a leading authority on drugs and toxins, examines the myths surrounding chemicals, including prescription drugs, herbal remedies, and much more. One of the most dangerous modern myths about chemicals, Hamilton reveals, is that "natural" means "safe." St Johns Wort, for instance, is both natural and dangerous, clinically shown to produce adverse reactions when combined with common prescription drugs. The flip-side, that man-made chemicals are inherently more dangerous than natural chemicals, is even more pervasive, a... MORE
Joshua Hamilton is Chief Academic and Science Officer at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole.
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