- Opium | Drug, Physiological Actions, History | Britannica
Opium was for many centuries the principal painkiller known to medicine and was used in various forms and under various names Laudanum, for example, was an alcoholic tincture (dilute solution) of opium that was used in European medical practice as an analgesic and sedative Physicians relied on paregoric, a camphorated solution of opium, to treat diarrhea by relaxing the gastrointestinal tract
- Opium: Uses, Addiction Treatment Side Effects - Drugs. com
Opium dens were places where opium could be bought and sold, and were also found worldwide, especially in Southeast Asia, China and Europe In the U S in the 1800's, opium dens sprang up in the west, such as in San Francisco's Chinatown, and spread east to New York Chinese immigrants who came to the U S for railroad and the gold rush work
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