This paper discusses opium's addictive qualities and how society's attitudes to it have changed. The paper examines how Vancouver's opium factories serviced the North American drug trade in the late 19th century. We then see how, in the early part of the century, Vancouver's substantial drug culture centred on the opium dens of Chinatown, and then, by the late '40s, had shifted to the streets. Overall, the paper examines how opium has long been a Vancouver phenomenon. 10 pgs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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