Join me on a journey through history as we explore the shadowy legacy of the Opium Wars in the heart of Hong Kong. From intriguing sites to untold stories, witness how the past echoes through the ...

Opium is a highly addictive narcotic derived from the poppy plant, ... Methamphetamines and cocaine can put additional strain on your heart when taken with opium.

THE THEATRICAL WEEK; " Mme. Sans Gene," "The Opium Eater," and "Heart of Ruby." NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S LAUNDRESS More New Plays to be Seen This Week, and a Revival of the Adaptation of "Goldfisch ...

1880s opium trail infected city-folk and pioneers alike, across states and the Dakota Territory From Deadwood, South Dakota, to Bottineau, North Dakota, and east to Duluth and St. Paul, opium ...

A scene from 1842 during the first Opium War between China and Britain. Such battles more than 150 years ago were about control over trade, finance, and sovereignty — much like China’s ...

A comparison of these two opium economies forms the heart of the book’s compelling development thesis. Before the imposition of wide-scale opium production, ...

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for heroin, has risen by a fifth in the second full year since the Taliban banned it but remains a ...

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a new United Nations report.

Opium traces have been discovered in Israel in vessels used in burial rituals by the ancient Canaanites, providing one of the world's earliest evidences of use of the drug.

ACHIN, Afghanistan — Delawar Torkhan, flanked by rifle-toting soldiers, rounded up the opium farmers and spoke loudly enough to ensure he was heard by everyone: the cowering men, the quietly ...

NARRATOR: The opium eradication program may be an Afghan government policy, but security for the operations is often provided by NATO ISAF troops, according to the officer in charge.