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Confessions of a Modern Opium Smoker

By posted at 11:00 am on September 26, 2012 2

“Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, Rudyard Kipling, and Charles Dickens wrote about opium smoking in their novels. But if you read the way they describe opium smoking, without a doubt these people never saw the real thing. It’s laughable…What we see in movies, even to this day, with the obligatory London opium-smoking scene is complete fiction.” Interview with a modern-day opium addict.

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2 Responses to “Confessions of a Modern Opium Smoker”

  1. Kristopher Monroe
    at 12:05 pm on September 26, 2012

    Opium and it’s paraphernalia has always struck me as a drug with strong literary potential. It’s mystique and exoticism seem irresistible, but the only modern mentions I’ve seen have been by squares and bores. The one and only time I smoked it was one of the most pleasurable experiences I’ve ever had.

  2. Kristopher Monroe
    at 2:02 pm on September 26, 2012

    Unforgivable “its” typo. Sorry.

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