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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Exhibition tells story of mind-altering drugs

Wellcome collection: Victorian Medicinal Heroin Hydrochlor jar, manufactured by Bayer
A Victorian medicinal heroin hydrochlor jar, manufactured by Bayer Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: Two wealthy Chinese opium smokers
A painting depicts two wealthy Chinese opium smokers Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: A busy stacking room in the opium factory
A busy stacking room scene in an opium factory Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: Advert for Hall's Coca Wine: The Elixir
An advertisement for Hall's Coca Wine Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: Victorian Medicinal Indian Cannabis
A Victorian medicinal Indian cannabis manufactured by Parke, Davis and Co of Detroit, US Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: An opium den in San Francisco
An opium den in San Francisco Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: Drinkers not drys make the gangster poster
A poster printed during the prohibition era in the US between 1920 and 1933 Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: An American woman for preaching Prohibition
A US poster shows a woman preaching for prohibition Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: Prohibition reduced organized crime.
A poster tells how prohibition reduced organised crime Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: Drugs that enslave: opium, morphine
A drawing shows the effects of opium Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: Illustration of Opium Production
An illustration of opium production Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: Order this large Guinness for the home
An advertisement for an 'economical family size' bottle of Guinness Photograph: Wellcome Images
Wellcome collection: Various fungi - 20 species
Species of fungi, some hallucinogenic Photograph: Wellcome Images
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