The Ancient Drug Trade

For as long as animals have been able to get high there have been users and abusers of mind-altering substances. This traces back millions of years into our ancestry. Altered states of consciousness are also very much part of who we are as a species. Humans have been taking drugs for as long as people have been alive. Our ancestors have been eating fermented fruit for millions of years. In the Neolithic Period, the age-old tradition of drinking…