ANTH106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Tranquilizer, Muang Sing, Paracetamol
27 Aug 2018
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* opium is the sap of a particular kind of poly (papaver somniferous) * morphine is one of the 23 alkaloids found in opium. The morphine content of opium is about 10 percent. * heroin is a synthesis of morphine and the industrial acid, acetic anhydrite. * opium os cultivated legally for pharmaceuticals in 19 countries including india, china, japan, Turkey, france, uk and australia (tasmania, one of the largest cultivations) * the development of capitalism in europe was linked to the expansion of drugs and drug economics. * drugs (alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee, sugar) provided the first mass consumer markets due to their addictive qualities. * the problem of the tea trade with china: drain on european silver supplies. * opium as the solution to the trade deficit with china. * in 1773 the east india company was granted a monopoly over production and sale of opium, following british colonisation.
