The Dark History of Laudanum | How Victorian Britain Drank Away Pain

Описание: In Victorian Britain, pain was rarely treated it was quietly swallowed.
This documentary explores the dark and fascinating history of Laudanum, the opium-based tincture that soothed minds, silenced suffering, and slowly reshaped an entire society.

From drawing rooms to factories, from mothers to laborers, laudanum became a daily companion legal, affordable, and dangerously misunderstood. What began as comfort soon turned into dependency, controversy, and moral reckoning.

Told in a calm, slow, sleep-friendly narration, this episode uncovers how medicine, culture, and chemistry collided in the 19th century and how one “miracle cure” paved the way for modern painkillers.

Perfect for history lovers, late-night listeners, and those who enjoy falling asleep to true historical stories.

Welcome to History Boring Time where history is slow, deep, and unsettlingly human.

Timestamps
00:09:06 – Laudanum: The Quiet Crutch Revealed
00:18:55 – Domestic Staple of Victorian Households
00:28:10 – Labor’s Pain and the Tincture’s Role
00:37:27 – Comforting Pharmacies and Cultural Norms
00:46:57 – The Complexity of Opium Regulations
00:56:25 – Women’s Health and Domestic Anesthesia
01:05:42 – Battles Over Ethics and Addiction
01:15:09 – The Dark Market of Easy Availability
01:24:22 – From Comfort to Culpability: A Shift
01:33:22 – Chemistry’s Promises, Society's Reckonings
01:42:41 – Emergence of a New Painkiller: Heroin

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