Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dizziness, Peyote, Short-Term Memory
18 Dec 2017
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First written references date back to the early third century b. c: galen recommended opium for all ailments. Became a major recreational drug in europe and the united states: opium comes from the plant poppy . Had epidural and a good dose of heroin. 50000 heroin addicts early addicted opium is at the head of flower, grown in fields papaver somniferum (the plant of joy) China: unique medical remedies, opium was used as medicine. Early 1500"s: being popular to smoke opium especially in china, smoking the vapors because more source of pleasure, bit sexy pictures inside. 1729 chinese emperor bands opium with britain, predicted that 1/3 of the population is addicted, britain was not happy with this because they wanted opium, spending millions, so money is only going one way now. Britain"s are addicted to tea they don"t like the ban of no opium. China replaced everything that britain wanted to trade with them.
