During the Course of the Nineteenth Century-That Is, from the Early

question 11

Multiple Choice

During the course of the nineteenth century-that is, from the early 1800s to the late 1800s-the rate of narcotic addiction in the United States:

• A) increased.
• B) decreased.
• C) remained the same.
• D) fluctuated wildly and erratically from year to year.
• E) could not be estimated.

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