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Labianca, Dominick A.; Reeves, William J. – USA Today, 1984
In the nineteenth century people consumed opium in the form of laudanum to relieve their anxieties. Today drug abuse has become a problem of epic proportions. For a segment of our society, chemicals represent relief from physical and mental pain. (CS)
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Peer reviewedMusto, David F. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Traces the history of drug control in the United States from the extensive consumption of opium, heroin, and cocaine before World War I to the popularity of marijuana and LSD during the 1960s. Discusses public concern over drug use that seems to peak following periods of widespread drug use that is linked to foreign influences. (DK)
Descriptors: Cocaine, Crime, Cultural Influences, Drug Abuse
