The Opium Wars weren’t just about drugs they were about power, profit, and empire. This video series breaks down how Britain’s addiction to Chinese tea led to one of history’s most lopsided conflicts, ...

Part 1. Opium in antiquity. The mysterious origins of the opium poppy ; Papyruses and poppies ; A journey around the Mediterranean. Part 2. Opium and the birth of modern medicine. Classic cures, ...