In a series tracing the history of drug use, we begin our trip tracing the rise of marijuana and synthetic amphetamines. Marijuana, from the Indian hemp plant, has been used worldwide as a source of rope, cloth, and paper; its medicinal qualities were first documented 4,000 years ago in China. But it’s best-known as the drug of choice in the 1960′s. World War II U.S.troops were given an estimated 200 million amphetamines to fight drowsiness and battle fatigue and they’re still used to fight depression.source:imdb.com
This is a series looking at the 20th century history of once legal drugs and how they came to be illegal. The politics behind the changes are shown for the most part. The economic threat hemp posed to the cotton, wood pulp, and paper industries is ignored as is the economic threat to the individuals who ran those industries. The series shows the changing public attitude for and against these drugs. The free use of these drugs was once considered a Constitutional right of the American citizen. The racism behind making the drugs illegal is also shown.source:imdb.com
Summary for : Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way – Opium, Morphine, and Heroin
An examination of the history of the poppy plant and three of its deadliest derivatives. In ancient times, the poppy was considered divine, but in the 19th and 20th centuries, its addicting and lethal qualities caused unprecedented national outrage, social upheaval, and even sparked two wars. Used by the upper classes as patent medicines, heroin became the bane of society when the working class began to use it. In 1914, Federal law banned heroin and opium, and restricted morphine to medicinal use.source:ovguide.com
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