Comments on: pre-prohibition like current drug war? https://oxgoad.ca/2009/08/07/pre-prohibition-like-current-drug-war/ fundamentalism by blunt instrument Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:33:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Watchman https://oxgoad.ca/2009/08/07/pre-prohibition-like-current-drug-war/comment-page-1/#comment-3819 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:33:47 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/08/07/pre-prohibition-like-current-drug-war/#comment-3819 What’s interesting is that during the late 1800s, drug addiction (especially morphine) was encouraged by doctors as an alternative to alcoholism. Drunks might beat their wives and children, but druggies seldom did! You could still buy morphine and needles from the Sears and Roebuck catalog in the early 1900s.

People who are going to argue from history really should know what they’re talking about.

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