In this episode we talk about opium (the OG drug) - how it works, how it's cultivated and how it spread in early history, as well as its political relevance in the 19th century.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

In this episode we talk about opium (the OG drug) - how it works, how it's cultivated and how it spread in early history, as well as its political relevance in the 19th century. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode we talk about opium (the OG drug) - how it works, how it's cultivated and how it spread in early history, as well as its political relevance in the 19th century.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Opium and the Opium Wars | LeechFest Ep 24

Hey! We're Salem (Raluca in the early episodes) and Mia, and we're a medical scientist and a historian who put their brains together to create this medical history podcast! We make content about anything we find interesting that is at the intersection between medicine/ medical science and history, with a queer and/ or social justice flair.Support the show:&nbsp;<a href="https://patreon.com/LeechFestPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/LeechFestPodcast</a>

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Hey! We're Salem (Raluca in the early episodes) and Mia, and we're a medical scientist and a historian who put their brains together to create this medical history podcast! We make content about anything we find interesting that is at the intersection between medicine/ medical science and history, with a queer and/ or social justice flair. Support the show: patreon.com/LeechFestPodcast

Hey! We're Salem (Raluca in the early episodes) and Mia, and we're a medical scientist and a historian who put their brains together to create this medical history podcast! We make content about anything we find interesting that is at the intersection between medicine/ medical science and history, with a queer and/ or social justice flair.Support the show:&nbsp;<a href="https://patreon.com/LeechFestPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">patreon.com/LeechFestPodcast</a>

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