Background
Brecher, Edward Moritz was born on July 20, 1911 in Minneapolis. Son of Hans and Rhodessa (Roston) Brecher.
Edward Moritz Brecher
July 20, 1911 (age 107) Minneapolis
Writer, Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia, Chicago, 1936-1937; research supervisor, United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, 1938-1941; research supervisor, assistant to chairman, Federal Communication Commission, Washington, 1941-1946; associate editor, Consumer Reports, New York City, 1947-1951; editor, Technology Assistance Administration, United Nations, 1951-1952; free lance writer, from 1952. Lecturer on sex research and illicit drugs various colleges and medical schools, from 1969. Member ad hoc committee Treatment and Prevention of Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse, Washington, 1970. Consultant to Ford Foundation, 1975-1977,Kinsey Institute, 1986-1987.
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Licit and Illicit Drugs
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The Sex Researchers
(Stated First Edition. A VG+ copy in a VG, price-clipped d...)
Stated First Edition. A VG+ copy in a VG, price-clipped dust jacket. Slight spine lean. Some dust spotting to the edges of the upper and lower page blocks. The dust jacket is heavily tanned along its spine and has dust soiling and toning to its panels. Rubs to its corners. Foreword by Masters & Johnson.
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Licit and Illicit Drugs; The Consumers Union Report on Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants, Inhalants, Hallucinogens, and Marijuana - Including Caffei
(This book includes chapters under the headings of: 1) The...)
This book includes chapters under the headings of: 1) The Opiates - Heroin, Morphine, Opium, and Methadone, 2) Caffeine, 3) Nicotine, 4) Alcohol, Barbiturates, Tranquilizers, 5) Coca, Cocaine, Amphetamines, 6) Inhalants, Solvents, Glue-Sniffing, 7) LSD & LSD-like Drugs, 8) Marijuana & Hashish, 9) The Drug Scene, and 10) Conclusions and Recommendations. The author, Edward M. Brecher (1912-1989), was a well-known American science writer and book author, best known for his contributions in addiction research, human sexuality, and for his advocacy of rights for people who choose to commit suicide. Among Brecher's best-known works were two books published by Consumers Union, The Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs (1972) and Love, Sex and Aging (1984). An editorial published in The New York Times after his death observed: "Edward Brecher, who recently ended his own life before cancer could take it from him, had a celebrated career as a writer on a variety of scientific topics. But in 1972 he left a monument as the author of the Consumer Union book 'Licit and Illicit Drugs'. That towering work of scholarship laid out most of what has been learned - and selectively forgotten - about heroin, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, barbiturates, amphetamines, tranquilizers, cocaine, LSD and marijuana. But Mr. Brecher was more than a compiler of facts, and 'Licit and Illicit Drugs' is more than a primer on addiction. He pierced the veil of moral righteousness and special pleading that still colors drug policy, offering sober prescriptions for limiting the damage that many Americans still don't want to hear." The editorial concluded: "Good or bad, marijuana is here to stay. The billions spent to fight it are wasted dollars. Indeed, they may be worse than wasted: properly regulated, marijuana might serve as a less dangerous substitute for alcohol." This is an important book.
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Rays: History of Radiology in the United States and Canada
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Love, Sex, and Aging: A Consumers Union Report by Brecher, Edward (1986) Paperback
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Love, Sex, and Aging: A Consumers Union Report
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An Analysis of Human Sexual Response
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- Treatment programs for sex offenders (Prescriptive package - National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice)
- The Sex Researchers (rare)
- Licit and Illicit Drugs; The Consumers Union Report on Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants, Inhalants, Hallucinogens, and Marijuana - Including Caffei by Edward M. Brecher (1973-10-03)
- An Analysis of Human Sexual Response.
Edward Moritz Brecher Edit Profile
Edward Moritz Brecher, American Author. Recipient George Polk Memorial award, Robert T. Morse Memorial award American Psychiatric Association, 1971, Ellie award American Society Magazine Editors, 1975, (with wife) Albert Lasker Memorial award Lasker Foundation, 1963, (with wife) Robert T. Morse Writer's award American Psychiatric Association.
Education
Student, University Wisconsin Experimental College, 1928-1930; Bachelor magna cum laude, Swarthmore College, 1932; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1934; postgraduate, Brown U., 1934-1935.
Career
Writer, Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia, Chicago, 1936-1937;
research supervisor, United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, 1938-1941;
research supervisor, assistant to chairman, Federal Communication Commission, Washington, 1941-1946;
associate editor, Consumer Reports, New York City, 1947-1951;
editor, Technology Assistance Administration, United Nations, 1951-1952;
free lance writer, from 1952. Lecturer on sex research and illicit drugs various colleges and medical schools, from 1969. Member ad hoc committee Treatment and Prevention of Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse, Washington, 1970.
Consultant to Ford Foundation, 1975-1977,Kinsey Institute, 1986-1987.
Works
book
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Licit and Illicit Drugs; The Consumers Union Report on Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants, Inhalants, Hallucinogens, and Marijuana - Including Caffei
(This book includes chapters under the headings of: 1) The...)
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The Sex Researchers
(Stated First Edition. A VG+ copy in a VG, price-clipped d...)
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The Sex Researchers
(rare)
- Treatment programs for sex offenders (Prescriptive package - National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice)
- Licit and Illicit Drugs
- Rays: History of Radiology in the United States and Canada
- Love, Sex, and Aging: A Consumers Union Report by Brecher, Edward (1986) Paperback
- Love, Sex, and Aging: A Consumers Union Report
- An Analysis of Human Sexual Response
- Licit and Illicit Drugs; The Consumers Union Report on Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants, Inhalants, Hallucinogens, and Marijuana - Including Caffei by Edward M. Brecher (1973-10-03)
- An Analysis of Human Sexual Response.
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Licit and Illicit Drugs; The Consumers Union Report on Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants, Inhalants, Hallucinogens, and Marijuana - Including Caffei
Membership
Justice of peace Town of Cornwall, Connecticut, from 1966, member board finance 1963-1974, member board assessors, 1974-1978. Fellow Society Science Study of Sex. Member National Association Science Writers, Yelping Hill Association.
Connections
Married Ruth Ernestine Cook Stilson, December 27, 1941 (deceased 1966). Children– William Earl, John Samuel, Jeremy Hans.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1930
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1932
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1934
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1935
Career
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1936 - 1937
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1938 - 1941
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1947 - 1951
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1951 - 1952
Awards
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Recipient George Polk Memorial award, Robert T. Recipient George Polk Memorial award, Robert T. Morse Memorial award American Psychiatric Association, 1971, Ellie award American Society Magazine Editors, 1975, (with wife) Albert Lasker Memorial award Lasker Foundation, 1963, (with wife) Robert T. Morse Writer's award American Psychiatric Association.