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The land of the lotus eaters suggests that by Homer's time his society was aware of the addictive quality of narcotics; in the story, Odysseus's men want to stay there but he forces them back to their ships. Was this typical of his society's view towards addiction?

by /u/td4999 in /r/AskHistorians

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