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Originally posted by Matt Jacob:
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[qb]Did Sherlock Holmes use illegal drugs?
No. He used morphine and cocaine ; see The Sign of the Four and a few other tales. Both drugs were legal in Holmes's time, could be bought at the corner drugstore, and were ingredients in patent medicines and popular products including Coca-Cola.
And no, there is no evidence that Arthur Conan Doyle ever used recreational drugs. For much more, see Subcutaneously, My Dear Watson, by Jack Tracy and Jim Berkey, 1978.[/qb]
I think I should have thought out my response a little bit better up there. I think my english teacher was referring to that by today's standards he could be considered a user. Oh well.
Learn something new every day. Hopefully.
