History of the Opium Problem ISBN: 9789004225893 Platform/Publisher: BRILL / BRILL Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited Subjects: Christian ethics;
Covering a period of about four centuries, this book demonstrates the economic and political components of the opium problem. As a mass product, opium was introduced in India and Indonesia by the Dutch in the 17th century. China suffered the most, but was also the first to get rid of the opium problem around 1950.