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willdalrymple.bsky.social • 2 days ago

New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social
From the Opium Wars to the War on Drugs

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iguandonjim.bsky.social•2 days ago

Brings a whole new meaning to the word "junk"

willdalrymple.bsky.social•2 days ago

The Britain and the US were the two countries which made fortunes selling Opium to China in the 19thC. Now they find themselves on the receiving end of an epidemic of opiods from the East, in the form of herion & fentanyl.

willdalrymple.bsky.social•2 days ago

In the final episode of Victorian Narcos we examine how the tables turned, with Opium Wars giving way to the War on Drugs
https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/victorian-narcos-from-opium-to-fentanyl-ep-9/id1639561921?i=1000706685324

alexandrajordanmd.bsky.social•2 days ago

As someone who’s front and center on the war on drugs (I’m a night doc at a Midwestern US hospital), I find it reassuring that I am a small part of a story that spans centuries.

alexandrajordanmd.bsky.social•2 days ago

Being able to place the experiences of myself and my patients in a larger historical context, to remember that “everything that is happening now has happened before, just a little different” is immensely helpful. Thank you, William and Anita, for your pod (and this series in particular)!

willdalrymple.bsky.social•2 days ago

That's wonderful to hear!

stevewfolds.bsky.social•2 days ago

“Pipe dreams”

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