According to the film Raw Opium, which of the following statements are correct?  

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a.

The Vietnam war was critical in spreading the use of heroin into the US, Australia, Thailand and the Phillipines

b.

Opium growing in Arunachal Pradesh is a recent phenomenon that has been fuelled by the growing worldwide demand for opium and the associated profits of producing it

c.

InSite, the heroin injecting and treatment centre in Vancouver featured in the film Raw Opium, gets 600-900 visits a day from users who come to access free and safe government-provided heroin, and the intake manager of the clinic says that it's “a life-saving service,” because it prevents people from buying unsafe, tainted heroin supplies on the street

d.

According to author and historian Daniel Reid, morphine was first marketed as a treatment for opium addiction, and heroin (produced by Bayer) was marketed as a treatment for morphine addiction

e.

The Mishmi hill people of Arunachal Pradesh call opium the 'curse of the gods' because it brings addiction and unwanted government scrutiny to their community

f.

By 1900, half a million Americans were addicted to legally available morphine and heroin. The legal distribution of heroin was banned in the U.S. in the 1920s

g.

According to author and historian Daniel Reid, many famous artists, authors, and historical figures used opium recreationally, including Queen Victoria, Byron, Shelley, Keates, Coleridge, and Cocteau

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a c d f g are correct Opium is a narcotic made from the latex sap of the opium poppy plant It was mo... View the full answer