Tag: Civil War Veterans Opiate Addiction

• “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.” Carl Gustav Jung

  

  I had no story before addiction. I’ve never been addicted to heroin or drink. My habit has been idealism. I’ve ridden on high horses more times than I care to admit. I’ve been quixotic and delusional. The other day I remembered a student of mine that I had tried to fix. His parents (from where…

  Adrienne Morris

  January 18, 2022

  Adrienne Morris, The House on Tenafly Road, Uncategorized

  addiction epidemic, Civil War veterans, Civil War Veterans Opiate Addiction, family saga, opiate addiction, US historical fiction

• 5 Facts About Opioid Addiction After the Civil War

  

  How many soldiers come home with secrets? How many with scars? Morphine, opium and laudanum, despite being blamed for much heartache, were in the 19th century seen as miracle drugs. The medical calamity of the Civil War was made more bearable by the massive use of painkillers.

  Adrienne Morris

  June 5, 2018

  books, United States History

  Alfred Jay Bollet, Civil War medicine, Civil War Veterans Opiate Addiction, morphine addict, opiate addiction, opiate epidemic veterans, opioid addiction, The House on Tenafly Road