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History of Opioids: From the “Joy Plant” to “Just Say No”

History of Opioids: From the “Joy Plant” to “Just Say No”

by Tom Barrett | May 16, 2017 | Opioid Crisis

For millennia, opioids (natural or synthetic opium-like drugs) have been regarded as the most effective treatment for pain. The earliest reference to opium growth and use is in 3400 B.C., when the poppy plant was cultivated in lower Mesopotamia. The ancient Sumerians...

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