PS268 Lecture Notes - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Acetyl Group, Psychological Dependence
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*the poppies you grow in your backyard do not produce opium in the same way. Opium is produced and available for collection for only a few days of the poppy plant"s life. People ate opium for years, with very few problems then they started smoking it (thanks. 1729: opium smoking outlawed in china, but smuggling was widespread. British east india company was involved in opium trade, legally in india and illegally in china. Pressure grew and eventually war broke out between the british and chinese. 839-1842; 1856-1860 - opium wars are fought, china loses, forced to allow opium sales by the. 1853: hypodermic syringe allowed delivery of morphine directly into the blood. Widespread use during war provided relief from pain and dysentery. Morphine allowed detailed surgery for the first time not just amputation. So long as opium was used in the proper way. Edward beecher, licit and illicit drugs (1972) saloon while women took opium.
