Posted by Speaking Just For Me on January 11, 2007 at 16:30:08 (EST):
In Reply to: Re: Overlooking the fact... posted by ironic, eh? on January 11, 2007 at 12:56:50 (EST):
: Did your studies tell you that in the Great Depression when alcoholism was rampant that some illegal drugs now, were not in fact illegal back then? These things all tie into what was considered to be overrunning our towns in those days. Pharmacies in the early parts of the century were actually PRESCRIBING cocaine for every ailment imaginable.
: How can something even have a possibility of running rampant when its not even illegal?
Yes, opium was very easy to get, but I was comparing how alcoholism rates rose each time there was an economic downturn but fo course over government tells us this a robust economy even though more and more families and people are falling below the poverty level.
So no, I was not comparing illegal in as much how both illegal drugs and alcohol are abused during stressful times. I am sure there are no records of the usage of the illegal substances back in those days, but I bet it would be some very interesting information.