Drugs

Phil Pierce

Drugs have been around for hundreds of years. Indians were known to
have used Opium and other drugs for medical and various other purposes. During
the 7th Century A.D. in China a drug emerged called Opium. Opium, the dry juice
from immature seed pods of the opium poppy plant, is a narcotic drug that is
very powerful in the relief of pain but is also very addictive. At the beginning
Opium was like any other drug, but then people unaware of the harm it could
cause began to use it more and more often. During the 19th century in China
there was a period called the Opium Wars where the use of Opium had become such
a problem the government tried to prohibit it. But by then no one could stop its
growth. In 1803 the compound responsible for the painkilling effect was found
and called Morphine. This discovery brought even more use of Opium. Finally in
1898 a chemist discovered diacetylmorphine or Heroin. Heroin was at first
considered a safer, stronger but less......

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