Choose a drug. Describe the original source for its active ingredient, the original world region from where it came, and how it was originally used in this cultural context.

ASSIGNMENT

Choose a drug. Describe the original source for its active ingredient, the original world region from where it came, and how it was originally used in this cultural context. Outline the key innovations that have made the drug more potent, more available, and less expensive over time. Finally, describe how and for what purposes it is used today.

Please give citations to course readings or to other scholarly work to support your statements (websites are not acceptable). The Courtwright book and the textbook are excellent sources of material for the assignment.