History

Opium was widely used for food, medicine, ritual, and as a painkiller throughout ancient civilizations...

The opium poppy is a plant that has its origin in the prehistoric Mediterranean. A fossilized cake of poppy seeds and opium fruit dating as far back as 4,000 BC was… pic.twitter.com/ajMPWqpoOD

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