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Drug use may have begun 25,000 years ago in Indonesia, research finds

Published: Sep 10, 2026 12:151 source(s)
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Scientists have found evidence that early human foragers in Indonesia were using the betel nut as a drug. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Top Stories and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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