Opium and the law: Hawai'i, 1856-1900

[...] during the 1850s opium was a component of several of the patent medicines or "health elixirs" regularly advertised and dispensed by pharmacies as well as other retail stores in Honolulu. The profit potential was substantial. Since members of this group had little likelihood of being...

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Drug addiction
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