http://www.historyconfidential.com/2009/05/the-salem-witchhunts-and-drugs/ Morsels of Little Known History Facts Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:03:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.historyconfidential.com/2009/05/the-salem-witchhunts-and-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Priscilla Tue, 19 May 2009 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.historyconfidential.com/?p=536#comment-523 This story is one of the stories that was shared in one of my classes for Substance Abuse counseling, it was speculated that this fungus called Ergot was the cause of all the madness that took place during that era. It's interesting to note that a lot of the chemical found in natural state, are even now being used, but synthesized to change its more powerful effect. This is a undeniable story, one that brought destruction, yet knowledge for the things hidden. This story is one of the stories that was shared in one of my classes for Substance Abuse counseling, it was speculated that this fungus called Ergot was the cause of all the madness that took place during that era. It’s interesting to note that a lot of the chemical found in natural state, are even now being used, but synthesized to change its more powerful effect. This is a undeniable story, one that brought destruction, yet knowledge for the things hidden.

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