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Earliest Evidence of Drug Use Found in Indonesia
Archaeologists have discovered the earliest known evidence of habitual drug use, found in prehistoric teeth from Indonesia. The marks suggest regular consumption of betel nuts for pain relief.
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New Scientist
Strange, rounded grooves in prehistoric teeth are thought to have been made by regularly sucking whole betel nuts to extract a pain-relieving compound. This marks the earliest known example of probable substance addiction
2026-09-09 18:00 UTC