1. After reading the attached article, The Opium Kings, post tracing the origin, history, and progression of the “opium poppy,” making sure to discuss the cultural, medicinal, and literary aspects of its history from 3400 B. C. to at least the First Opium Wars.

Please answer both of the following Forum Questions (they should be clearly #)

1. After reading the attached article, The Opium Kings, post tracing the origin, history, and progression of the “opium poppy,” making sure to discuss the cultural, medicinal, and literary aspects of its history from 3400 B. C. to at least the First Opium Wars.

2. In doing some further research outside of this week’s readings, how did the fall of the the Qing Dynasty in 1911 and the growth of drug addiction in China impact organized crime and or criminal elements in general within China during that time?

Each Question requires 600 words (not including Citations and References or restating the question)

include “at least” two properly referenced sources, in accordance with the “most recent edition of the APA manual”