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In the mid-1800s, ______ was legally purchased and commonly used recreationally by middle- and upper-class women in the United States.

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Heroine

Step-by-step explanation:

By 1895, morphine and opium powders, like OxyContin and other prescription opioids today, had led to an addiction epidemic that affected roughly 1 in 200 Americans.

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