Five Hundred Years of Addiction: The History of Tobacco, Alcohol, Coffee, and Opium

We live in this world, and the mechanism of social operation is to stir up the nerves of each of us, to stimulate us, and to maintain him in the highest state of tension. Therefore, during the Opium War, we wanted opium, which is an addictive substance introduced to our country by Western society that can cause physical and mental damage. Then we have cigarettes, which are also responsible for damaging the health of many people and causing others to fall prey to cancer. Resist temptation without delay.

Smart people never write the word "smart" on their faces, but keep it deep in their hearts, never showing it or exposing it. On the contrary, only those who have a little bit of ability can show their abilities everywhere and have the recklessness to try to compare with the people in the world. Generally speaking, smart people are strategists. They are both other people's strategists and their own strategists. They hide the word "strategy" in their hearts, weigh everything, and take advantage of the opportunity. As Zhu Yuanzhang's right-hand man, Liu Bowen naturally appeared as a strategist, but he knew very well that the smartest way in the world to hide his talent and wisdom was not to make himself known, let alone to be in a conspicuous place where he was superior to others, and to become an invisible person who could be stared at at any time.

What is the relationship between money and human beings? Human beings invented money as a means of value exchange, but in the end many people became its slaves. In order to obtain it, they did everything possible, resulting in the epidemic of addiction. The world belongs to everyone, and no one can be alone. In order to build a beautiful world for us, the government needs to strengthen external control. More importantly, everyone must have an inner awakening, not be controlled by the instant gratification brought by addiction, and pursue delayed gratification that can make the heart truly happy and peaceful.

Tobacco, alcohol, coffee and opium, these can be addictive drugs or even drugs. They have profoundly affected human life since 500 years ago. The book starts from a historical perspective and shows the role of addictive drugs in human history hundreds of years ago. The book discusses the development and discovery of these drugs and their impact on human history from a sociological and biological perspective. The book shows its influence in various fields including psychopharmaceutical rights, economy, culture, and ecology.

Using human lives to grow the economy is a very fast way

The characters in the book are also very interesting. People like Colombo, whose lifestyle is simply the ultimate pursuit of various addictions. However, it also made me deeply aware of the impact of addiction on people. I recommend that you also read this book, you will definitely gain something different!

The harm of tobacco and alcohol is not only to the body

If it is used to cure diseases, it is medicine; if it is used to harm others, it is poison.

The author has skillful writing techniques and a high level of thinking

It's pretty good, the kids like it very much [laughs]