Comments by "nozrep" (@nozrep) on "Crazy Gin Palaces of Victorian London (19th Century Drinking Dens)" video.

not totally true but it certainly was one of if not the most popular types of escapes, yes absolutely. There were already opium dens at that time, in the west and England, plus also remember tobacco/nicotine is a technically a drug and an addiction and had already been around for almost 200 years in England, by that time. And plus also, whoda thunk it, also the historical Great Awakening evangelical movements where many swore off their former vices and turned their hearts to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. The best “escape” in my opinion. May the peace of Jesus be with you and lead you to truth and many different types of actual, documented historical facts!
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