David Herzberg, State University of New York at Buffalo
Associate Professor
Buffalo, New York
herzberg@buffalo.edu
Office:
(716) 645-8416
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Bio/Research
David Herzberg studies the history of prescription drug abuse in America. He is also an expert on the history of narcotics such as heroin, cocaine and marijuana, and the history of legal psychoactives such as alcohol, tobacco, coffee and tea.Herzberg can speak to the media about the role that str...
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Bio/Research
David Herzberg studies the history of prescription drug abuse in America. He is also an expert on the history of narcotics such as heroin, cocaine and marijuana, and the history of legal psychoactives such as alcohol, tobacco, coffee and tea.Herzberg can speak to the media about the role that street drugs and pharmaceuticals — ranging from quaaludes to opioids — have played in shaping the country’s culture and society. He can also discuss the history of public policies on prescription and other drugs, as well as the effectiveness of current laws designed to curb drug abuse.Herzberg is author of “Happy Pills in America: From Miltown to Prozac,” a book that examines a variety of psychiatric medications and the social changes they provoked. He is working on a book about the history of prescription drug abuse.
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