The Criminalization of Opium Use in the United States Can

question 141

Multiple Choice

The criminalization of opium use in the United States can be traced to which of the following?

• A)the high rate of birth defects linked to the use of opium by pregnant women
• B)the high rate of death among laborers who used opium while building U.S.railroads
• C)the use of opium among Chinese immigrant laborers, who threatened white jobs
• D)the fear that white American youth would learn the techniques and motivations to use opium

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