On an article about drugs
Based on an article about drugs from a recent The Wall Street Journal article about illegal drugs. Here is the first paragraph:
“If the chief perils of a drug include its effects on the heart and mind, then in the view of many monarchs, coffee must have been the most dangerous drug humans ever produced. The sites of its consumption nurtured historical revolutions from Paris to Cairo. Charles II of England sought to ban coffeehouses (and the highly caffeinated political squabbles therein) for “Disturbance of the Quiet and Peace of the Realm,” while Frederick II hired unemployed veterans as Kaffeeschnüffler (coffee sniffers) to follow the aroma toward unpatriotic Prussians who violated the law in their preference for coffee over beer.”
I was born in a part of Florida that has serious addiction issues. It is interesting because of course coffee and alcohol are legal in the US, and CBD is now legal in most states. I have been taking some CBD and the anti-anxiety nutrient GABA the past few months.
I have left Florida but am thinking of writing a novel about a character who has trouble between balancing anxiety and addiction with moral action. I think addiction is mainly about not taking action.