Heroin was one of the few pain killers used during the American Civil War. When soldiers came home they would often be addicted to heroin, thus starting the spread. So it started to become used greatly during the Reconstruction Era.
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Not sure about this, if I had to guess.. Massachusetts
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Not sure about this, if I had to guess.. Massachusetts
During the Vietnam war the rate of use was about 5% Heroin was: - inexpensive - about 95 percent pure (compared to 5 percent in the US) - easy to obtain Most users smoked or sniffed or even ate heroin Most users stopped when they returned to the U.S.
There are no US states that begin with the letter Q.
A drug which is illegal. Examples would include cannabis, cocaine and heroin.
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I am not from the US: I did not look in the dictionary (I used an Atlas ! No !! No I didn't ..) 8 US States begin with the letter M. Maine Mississippi Missouri Montana Minnesota Maryland Massachusetts & Michigan.
It is possible, more likely instead of making laudanum from opium, criminal would make heroin. Kilogram for kilogram, heroin has more profit margin than laudanum. I'm sure that people entering the US from countries where laudanum is available ACCIDENTLY bring it into the US illegally.