From Deadwood, South Dakota, to Bottineau, North Dakota, and east to Duluth and St. Paul, opium lured many toward illicit ...

In this episode of “Stories from the Collection,” Emma from the DEA Museum highlights an opium pipe and explores the history of early opium use and legislation in the United States.

“A civilized nation (Great Britain) compelled China to use opium. China in return has presented the world with a pipe for use in smoking the drug…” the article stated. “Opium smoking is no ...