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British stores sold syringes of heroin as gifts to send to troops during World War I
During World War I, British department stores — including the famous Harrods — sold "kits" that came filled with syringes, needles, cocaine, and heroin, according to the BBC.
The kits were marketed as gifts for friends and family members who were serving on the frontlines to comfort them as they dealt with the horrors of the war, according to the outlet.
Women often bought these kinds of kits and took them to train stations to give to their boyfriends or husbands who were shipping out, according to Volteface, a London-based advocacy group that promotes policies to reduce the harm caused by drug use.
Harrods also offered small packs of morphine and cocaine "complete with syringe and spare needles," according to the advocacy group.
Source: Insider
