[Popman]

This may come as a shock to you, buy following the civil war lots and lots of CW veterans become drug addicts to deal with the pain of their war injuries.

The Civil War (1861-1865) has long been blamed as the catalyst for the spread of drug addiction in America.

[sport]

It happened after World War I also. Lots of people were gassed.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

The Civil War (1861-1865) has long been blamed as the catalyst for the spread of drug addiction in America.
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I’ve read many volumes of history pertaining to the CW but I’ve never seen that mentioned. Thanks for sharing (if true!).