[Texasforever]

It wasn't only because of Chinese immigrants, that opiates were made illegal in the USA.

The high rate of morphine addiction after the Civil War contributed greatly to the problem.

[nopardons]

Yes, it certainly did. Thanks for reminding those who forgot about that or didn't know .

I was focusing in on the patent medicine side, because I brought up the PURE FOOD & DRUG ACTS. But, yes, doctors and the general public, who bought heroin, morphine, and opiates over the counter, addicted many poor souls, who thought that they were " curing " something or other.They weren't " cured " ; however, they certainly did become addicts, or killed themselves or others.