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Brecher, Edward Moritz was born on July 20, 1911 in Minneapolis. Son of Hans and Rhodessa (Roston) Brecher.
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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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Brecher, Edward Moritz was born on July 20, 1911 in Minneapolis. Son of Hans and Rhodessa (Roston) Brecher.
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.
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 Communications 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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Justice of peace Town of Cornwall, Connecticut, from 1966, member board finance 1963-1974, member board assessors, 1974-1978. Fellow Science Society Study of Sex. Member National Association Science Writers, Yelping Hill Association.
Married Ruth Ernestine Cook Stilson, December 27, 1941 (deceased 1966). Children– William Earl, John Samuel, Jeremy Hans.
