Drugs in T2K

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

I tend to agree except that I count all of the later as being "home grown" narcotics. You are right on one thing, we use a lot of refinement for the others but there is no real need for it, at least for the dirivative of Opium.

I don't know much about drugs in general (except for some consumption back in college), and even less about their making process, but cocaïne as been used since the mid-19th century. As a result, I don't expect that you'll need very complex lab to get it. For exemple, it was often mixed with cigarettes.

Opium has been used since 3000 B.C. and is as easy to get as canabis/marijuana. In my opinion you still can find a fair amount of opium/morphine around. You should also look at what was called "Polish Opium". Currently, opium is produced mainly in Asia, in the Middle East, Mexico and Columbia. With the Twilight war I would expect the culture area to be much wider, at least for medical reason. Every local warlord will be interested in getting some morphine.

To these you can had several less common narcotics inlcuding mushrooms, peyotl...

However, I agree with you and most chemical drugs will have become unavailable. Of course, the large reduction in international trade will reduce the amount of drug trade but I don't think that it will suppress it. IMO, two main market will remain active during the twilight war: weapons and drugs.

...don't forget prostitutes..hehe

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by General Pain

...don't forget prostitutes..hehe

There won't be much prostitutes General (except for a few lucky ones), they'll be slave. You do the same with them but don't have to pay for it. Nevertheless, you are right, slaves will be the third trade (or may be the first).

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by General Pain

...don't forget prostitutes..hehe

Which means that antibiotics will be in high demand...

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Which means that antibiotics will be in high demand...

No! It will simply mean that you'll have much in common with famous 19th century artists.