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Scotland is plagued with over 50,000 drug addicts and one of the roots of this addiction is the opium poppy. In this second episode, actor Brian Cox travels to China to discover how the seeds of this modern-day addiction were planted during the height of Britain's trading empire. Since then opi...
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| Format: | Online Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2014], ©2012.
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| Series: | Addicted to pleasure.
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| Access: | Online version Available through 8/17/2023. |
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| Summary: | Scotland is plagued with over 50,000 drug addicts and one of the roots of this addiction is the opium poppy. In this second episode, actor Brian Cox travels to China to discover how the seeds of this modern-day addiction were planted during the height of Britain's trading empire. Since then opium has fueled the world's largest drug-smuggling operation, earned vast fortunes, triggered war with China and inspired medical breakthroughs. Brian Cox reveals how Britain unleashed the most dangerous of addictions on the world, and how the consequences still haunt us today. |
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| Item Description: | Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 04, 2014. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Title from distributor's description. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to Villanova University patrons. |