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The 19th century 'psychonauts' who pioneered experimental drug use for scientific research

An 1885 advertisement for Cocaine Toothache Drops in the United States. (Supplied: The National Library of Medicine)

People have long experimented with drugs.

Some of the earliest evidence of human drug use can be traced back to 8,100 BC. An archaeological dig in Asia uncovered cannabis seeds dating back to that time. 

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