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Yes, the ancient Greeks were smoking opium. Nobody said that "everyone" was doing it, but its use was pretty widespread in neolithic Europe even before Sumerians were cultivating poppies Mesopotamia, back in 3400BCE.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium




I see, thanks for the clarification.




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