title: Drug abuse during the Civil War (1861-1865).
abstract: The Civil War (1861-1865) has long been blamed as the catalyst for the spread of drug addiction in America. This paper attempts to examine this hypothesis through an extensive review of pertinent literature, and to clarify misconceptions concerning addiction problems associated with the war.
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D009020:Morphine / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009892:Opium / Q000266:history; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D009020:Morphine; D009892:Opium