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Opium Habit and Its Fallout on a Promising Life
The article recounts a Western state tale of a young man who built a store business and political career, then fell to morphine through opium and other derivatives. It describes addiction, crime, and the sorrow of a once-promising life ruined, with notes on smuggling, cocaine, and medical views on addiction. The piece includes a Los Angeles couple's decline into an opium den arrest and discusses the social and legal response to narcotics.
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Western State
Mall 5
Suecenatul
Patna
Optum
Chicago
Adolf Meyer
Pathological Institute
New York State Commission
Yunacy
Phipps Research Commission
Clarke Gapen
Madison
Wis
Illnois Eastern Hospital
Kankakee
Gapen
Keeley
Los Angeles
California
St. Paul
Putoe Ray Tnternational Oylum Commission
Pittsburg
Dr. Pierce