Project Gutenberg 2013-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 233 Brereton, William H. 10004438 The truth about opium : $b being a refutation of the fallacies of the Anti-Opium Society and a defence of the Indo-China opium trade Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Truth About Opium" by William H. Brereton is a critical examination and defense of the Indo-China opium trade, written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a rebuttal to the claims of the Anti-Opium Society, arguing against purported fallacies about opium smoking and its effects on the Chinese population. The author draws upon his extensive experience in Hong Kong, challenging the mainstream portrayal of opium as a harmful substance and its trade as exploitative. At the start of the text, Brereton establishes his credentials, emphasizing his firsthand knowledge gained from years living in Hong Kong, where opium smoking is a common practice. He addresses misconceptions held by anti-opium advocates, asserting that their views are based on hearsay rather than direct interaction with the realities of opium use in China. Brereton intends to clarify the situation surrounding opium and its trade, contending that claims of widespread addiction or societal degradation are exaggerated and unfounded. The opening portion sets the stage for a detailed examination of the socio-economic dynamics of opium in China and the implications of the anti-opium movement, asserting that the substance, when used in moderation, poses no significant harm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44043/44043-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 51.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Opium trade -- China -- History -- 19th century Opium trade -- India -- History -- 19th century Opium trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century China -- Commerce -- India -- History -- 19th century India -- Commerce -- China -- History -- 19th century China -- Commerce -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Great Britain -- Commerce -- China -- History -- 19th century Opium abuse HV RC Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 535123 2025-07-17T15:59:13.043711 text/html 515372 2024-10-23T19:19:16 text/html 242026 2025-07-17T15:59:17.936738 application/epub+zip 250729 2025-07-17T15:59:13.723723 application/epub+zip 250728 2025-07-17T15:59:13.375719 application/epub+zip 391684 2025-07-17T15:59:21.569681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355088 2025-07-17T15:59:17.597702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355458 2022-09-20T06:19:59.486610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509829 2025-07-17T15:59:12.624715 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509495 2024-11-28T01:24:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19412 2025-07-17T15:59:21.695668 application/rdf+xml 12679 2025-07-17T15:59:13.454774 image/jpeg 2024 2025-07-17T15:59:13.415718 image/jpeg 225643 2025-07-17T15:59:13.085749 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog