Confessions of an English Opium Eater
how did the author become introduced to opium?
how did thomas De quincey become introduced to opuim?
how did thomas De quincey become introduced to opuim?
De Quincey first tried laudanum (a tincture of opium) in autumn of 1804 while he was still a student, after a classmate recommended it for the pain from a toothache.