{"id":13710,"date":"2025-04-07T13:25:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=13710"},"modified":"2025-04-17T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T20:28:09","slug":"barbaric-dosing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2025\/04\/07\/barbaric-dosing\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbaric Dosing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

from The Mirror<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbarians who toppled Roman Empire were ‘high on hallucinogenic drugs’ at the time<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Barbarian hordes invaded and sacked the Western Roman empire while under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs when taking on their enemy, researchers in have suggested<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Michael Havis<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Anders Anglesey<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Barbarians who toppled the Roman Empire may have been high at the time (stock)(Image:\u00a0Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Barbarian warriors who toppled the\u00a0Roman Empire<\/a>\u00a0were high on hallucinogenic\u00a0drugs<\/a>\u00a0at the time of their great conquests, according to researchers. The shocking conclusion has come from\u00a0Polish experts who studied<\/a>\u00a0241 spoon-like utensils found across northern Europe and Scandinavia that were worn on warriors’ belts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They believe the warriors used them to take drugs such as opium and cannabis,<\/a> as well as other substances that eased their fears, boosted their aggression and caused hallucinations. Andrzej Kokowski, archaeologist and corresponding author of the new study, said the size of the utensils meant they were impractical for any other use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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