The history of the Nederlandsche Cocaïne Fabriek and its successors: as manufactorers of narcotic drugs, analyzed from an international perpective

H.H. Bosman

doi:10.26481/dis.20121108hb

The history of the Nederlandsche Cocaïne Fabriek and its successors: as manufactorers of narcotic drugs, analyzed from an international perpective

H.H. Bosman

Maastricht University Science, Technology and Society Studies

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Abstract

The aim of this research was to realize a detailed description and analysis of the history of the production of narcotic drugs in the Netherlands (1900-1995). The most important companies that produced these drugs were the Nederlandsche Cocaïne Fabriek (NCF) and its successors. It turned out that acquiring the vegetable resources at low cost and having access to sufficiently large domestic markets are requisites for commercial success. Because there are no internationally standardized figures about the volume of the worldwide cocaine production before 1930, Bosman developed an estimation method. The research also proves hat recent statements by writer Conny Braam about enormous quantities of cocaine, delivered by NCF to warriors during the First World War entirely lack foundation.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	Maastricht University
Supervisors/Advisors	Homburg, Ernst, Supervisor
Award date	8 Nov 2012
Place of Publication	Lauceston, Tasmania
Publisher	Hans Bosman
Print ISBNs	9780987275127, 9780987275134
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20121108hb
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012

Keywords

cocaine
production
Netherlands
20th century

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