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Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way - Opium, Morphine, and Heroin (2000)

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TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

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An examination of the history of the poppy plant and three of its deadliest derivatives. In ancient times, the poppy was considered divine, but in the 19th and 20th centuries, its addicting and lethal qualities caused unprecedented ...See moreAn examination of the history of the poppy plant and three of its deadliest derivatives. In ancient times, the poppy was considered divine, but in the 19th and 20th centuries, its addicting and lethal qualities caused unprecedented national outrage, social upheaval, and even sparked two wars. Used by the upper classes as patent medicines, heroin became the bane of society when the working class began to use it. In 1914, Federal law banned heroin and opium, and restricted morphine to medicinal use. Written by Anonymous See less

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Name	STARmeter	Known for
Patricia M. Tice Herself - Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum Herself - Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum See fewer	Members only	Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way - Cocaine, the Third Scourge (2000)
Clark Carr Himself - Narconon Himself - Narconon See fewer	Members only	Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way - LSD, Ecstasy, and the Raves (2000)
William M. Fowler Jr. Himself (as William Fowler) Himself (as William Fowler) See fewer	Members only	The Presidents (2005)
Jonathan Spence Himself - Yale Himself - Yale See fewer	Members only	Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way - Opium, Morphine, and Heroin (2000)
David Musto Himself Himself See fewer	Members only	Frontline (1983)
Cliff Schaffer Himself - Historian Himself - Historian See fewer	Members only	Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way - LSD, Ecstasy, and the Raves (2000)
Michael Montagne Himself - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Himself - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy See fewer	Members only	Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way - LSD, Ecstasy, and the Raves (2000)
Steven Duke Himself - Yale Himself - Yale See fewer	Members only	Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way - LSD, Ecstasy, and the Raves (2000)
Pat Morgan Herself - UC Berkeley Herself - UC Berkeley See fewer	Members only	Hooked: Illegal Drugs & How They Got That Way - LSD, Ecstasy, and the Raves (2000)
Joseph McNamara Himself - Stanford Himself - Stanford See fewer	Members only	Primetime (1989)
Theodore Roosevelt Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	Arena (I) (2016)
Darryl Inaba Himself Himself See fewer	Members only	Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America (2009)
Richard Nixon Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	Frost/Nixon (2008)
John R. Bartels Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer	Members only
Robert DuPont Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Quebrando o Tabu (2011)