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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
A great deal of Dan Simmons Drood uses quite a few of these points to move his story along. However, you do see dear friend Wilkie using more of the fruit of the poppy flower than Dickens in that work. I think this is one of those interesting things to look back on though - opium and laudanum were still very much in medical use at near lethal quantities.
Its the same as moralizing about Sherlock Holmes and his very legal cocaine use in those stories.
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With echoes of today’s opioid epidemic, when troubles for many began with legal prescriptions for pain relief.