Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/an-interpretation-of-dreams-and-freud-s-cocaine-nightmare Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story The “Model Dream” that became a launching pad for Sigmund Freud’s long career in psychoanalysis was actually a cocaine-induced nightmare. The anecdote is one of many explored in Dr. Howard Markel’s new book, “An Anatomy of Addiction.” Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Sep 07, 2011