So Many Soldiers Received Morphine Injections During the Civil War

question 159

Multiple Choice

So many soldiers received morphine injections during the Civil War that addiction to morphine was known as:

• A) early codeine.
• B) wartime plague.
• C) soldier's disease.
• D) skin popping.

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