Until recently experts believed the Germanic/Scandinavian tribes collectively known as barbarians mainly used only alcohol as their drug of choice but archeologists recovered over 200 small spoon like objects next to war related artifacts that led them to the conclusion the barbarians were using stimulants to fight the Roman Empire. Both Greek and Roman cultures were known to use opium and the best guesses for what the Germanic tribes were fortifying themselves with are: belladonna, various forms of fungi, poppy, hops, hemp, and henbane. The spoons they found were all similar in size which they think was to measure an amount that wouldn't cause an overdose during battle. Makes a person wonder if any of the warriors had to take a break for rehab.
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