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KEY TAKEAWAYS

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  Drug use has been common since ancient times.
  
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  Alcohol was widely drunk in colonial America. During the latter nineteenth century, opium, marijuana, and cocaine were legal drugs that were also widely used.
  
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  Racial prejudice played an important role in decisions during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century to ban opium, marijuana, and cocaine.
  

FOR YOUR REVIEW

1. 
   Were you surprised to read that mind-altering drug use has been common since ancient times? Why or why not?
   
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   Were you surprised to read that racial prejudice helped lead to bans on opium, marijuana, and cocaine? Why or why not?
   

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