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Cocaine went from a common ingredient in beverages, cigars, lozenges (etc.) to an illegal drug generally partaken of by the wealthy. What led to this shift? Was it a long process? Did the public call for it or resist it? Just curious about this seemingly major shift.

by /u/Prof_Acorn in /r/AskHistorians

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