SCI & TECH● LOW1h ago · Sep 9, 2026, 6:00 PM
Earliest evidence of habitual drug use found in teeth in Indonesia
New Scientist · east asia
Strange, rounded grooves in prehistoric teeth are thought to have been made by regularly sucking whole betel nuts to extract a pain-relieving compound. This marks the earliest known example of probable substance addiction
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