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The opium smoking was having a major affect on the Chinese.
The addiction to the drug was becoming more clear
People now knew the affect of the drug and were taking advantage of that.
The opium got spread throughout the world
The opium was very addictive going three weeks without the opium drove people crazy.


4 Questions
Why would someone want to take heroin?
How many hits does it take for you to become addicted to the drug?
After an overdose, why does it hurt when you take your first few breaths after being revived?
When drug dealers deal the drug how are they sure whether someone is an undercover cop or not?


3 Vocabulary words
Derivatives- copied from somewhere and not original
Comatose- unable to function: in a very tired or drunken state
Insidious- the ability to see clearly and intuitively into the nature of a complex person, situation, or subject


2 Literary terms
“Silly, sad smile”- Alliteration
“The furnace was being stubborn”- Personification
1 Overview Sentence
The addiction to the drug is just about impossible to fight witho ut help and not getting help affects the other people in your life.