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Group: Roman Empire, Eastern: Non-dynastic and Comnenid dynasty
People: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Topic: Western Fashion
Location: Hierapolis Denizli Turkey

Excessive use of opium, widely prescribed as …

Years: 1701 - 1701

Excessive use of opium, widely prescribed as something of a medical panacea, is mentioned in an account by a London physician named Jones in 1701, but at this time there exists no adequate comprehensive history of opium's addictive aspects, despite the Old World's centuries-long familiarity with this therapeutic and painkilling drug.