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Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson
The Rise and Fall of Drugs in America
In June of 1910, New Orleans was hot and human. The only real relief came from paper fans or chips from ice blocks or a dip in the Mississippi. Folks in Louisiana had a host of options to cope with that irritation - including drugs and alcohol,. Our patrons in the city would buy rye whiskey, cognac and absinthe in very large amounts. They would then spill onto the streets and encounter inexperienced and underpaid police officers who tried their best to round them all up. These type of scenes were the epitome of what frightened some conservative political groups. It wasn't until the 1920s that opium would be classified as a dangerous drug. All of these drugs, ones that are
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