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200 years in the grand scheme of human evolution is nothing.
by tylermac1 9y ago
200 years in the grand scheme of human evolution is nothing.
- narrowrail 9y agoMy understanding is that opium became a problem once tobacco, and its method of consumption (i.e. smoking), became a global commodity in the 16th century. Opium was previously orally ingested, but when smoking it became the norm, the near-instant gratification caused an epidemic (mostly in China; see the Opium Wars/ British East India Company).