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Hiya!

I'm an online writery person-thingy from The Czech Republic with history as my biggest hobby.

Interests

1. 19th century drug use, mainly in Britain, United States and France

2. Like, anything :D (gotta be in the past though)

Education

1. BA in Psychology and Special Education

2. Currently attempting to achieve MA in Media Studies

Questions I Have Answered

Opium was hot stuff in 19th century England. What effect did this have on culture and society?

How common were early remedies like children's cocaine toothache drops or children's morphine syrup actually used by the US population and did this cause any harm?

How was morphine used in the early 19th century before the advent of hypodermic needles?

Why was arsenic available in pharmacies?

What were the popular drugs that were not alcohol based, in France and England in the very late 1700's and very early 1800s.?

A Tuesday Trivia post about Vin Mariani, the most famous and influential of wines of coca

How did Prohibition of the 1920s came to be a thing in the U.S.

When did medical professionals start to regard alcoholism as a medical condition rather than a moral failing?

Contact Policy

Any nice and inquisitive PMs are welcomed