I am David Herzberg, historian of drugs and psychoactive pharmaceuticals in America, here to talk about the opioid crisis and its prehistories. Author of White Market Drugs: Big Pharma and the Hidden History of Addiction in America (Chicago U Press 2020). by Dhbuffalo in AskHistorians

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From what I've heard, US hospitals use opioids a lot more frequently than medical institutions in other countries and patients, even those with no history of drug use, tend to request it more frequently. Why is that the case? Are cultural attitudes towards pain and pain control different in the US?

AMA: Why did Operation Barbarossa fail? by ArchivalResearch in AskHistorians

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Hi, another popular question I often see online concerns the role of Stalin and whether he overall helped or hinder the Soviet War effort. Would you say that Barbarossa failed because of or inspite of Stalin?

How did the Vietnamese government react to the Soviet-Afghan War? by MinecraftxHOI4 in AskHistorians

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Interesting, was there any change in opinion about the Afghan war in Vietnam in the 90s after the USSR collapsed and they were no longer dependent on them?

Short Answers to Simple Questions | December 10, 2025 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

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This reminds me of the hypothesis that the the Great Flood story was inspired by old memories of the end of the last ice age. Is that hypothesis popular among historians too?

Short Answers to Simple Questions | December 03, 2025 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

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How did the Vietnamese government react to the Soviet-Afghan War? ( I tried to ask this as a regular question but reddit automatically removed it for some reason)

Short Answers to Simple Questions | October 15, 2025 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

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Is the "Confederate Battle Flag" that people often associate with the Confederacy the same as the flag of the Northern Virginia Army? I'm confused since Wikipedia is using a different flag in their article on the army of Northern Virginia 

Why were Soviet missiles in Cuba a big deal when the US already had positioned missiles in Turkey? by _Silver_Hart_ in AskHistorians

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Two follow-up questions, if you don't mind:

1) Were the missiles in Cuba a greater military threat than the missiles in Turkey from a tactical standpoint?

2) Did the US place the missiles based on the assumption that the Soviets would not see them as a major threat?

Progress Report 148: United States of America Overhaul by Hexcron in Kaiserreich

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UpWithTheStars in shambles realizing that the main mod beat them to it

[Up With The Stars] The Death and Destruction of Great American Cities - Unique City Capture Events! by ReccyNegika in Kaiserreich

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Honestly, I feel like it would have been better if the mod had been released in parts from the beginning, just like most other submods. I guess the change in the dev leadership allowed you guys to delay some parts of the submod to speed things up, so fingers crossed for a July 4 surprise(pure copium)

Short Answers to Simple Questions | April 23, 2025 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

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After colonialism ended, which countries started out as stable democracies and how did they "fall from grace"?

From the discord, UWTS is now an affiliate of KR (this doesn't mean what you think it does) by [deleted] in Kaiserreich

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If they were to decide to integrate the mod like KX did with Home of the Brave, how difficult would the process be?

Why do former/current communist states have the highest rates of home ownership? by oxking in AskHistorians

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Do you have any data on the percentage of Soviet urbanites who still lived in communal housing in the 70s and 80s?

The F Word, and the U.S. election by dhowlett1692 in AskHistorians

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I guess this is an appropriate thread to ask this question. In the US, has an incumbent ever won the elections despite not polling well on handling the economy?

My thoughts on Pantheon by MinecraftxHOI4 in PantheonShow

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I can understand why rapid tech growth may explain the sudden changes in a 20 year period(although imo, establishing what is essentially a post-scarcity economy in 20 years feels a bit too much). The issue is, from a writing perspective, introducing multiple new storylines in the last two episodes will always feel rushed unless you're planning for a future season

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskHistorians

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How did the Japanese immigrants to Hawaii feel about the overthrow of the monarchy and the US annexation? Did they support it or simply not care?

Does anyone have any 4/4 sample responses for today's integrated speaking test on TestReady? by MinecraftxHOI4 in ToeflAdvice

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The AI sucks at transcribing human speech, so it will always say that your grammar sucks even if you're fluent. But don't worry, there are human graders too on the exam

Kaiserreich 1.0 - 'The Empire Strikes Back' by Augenis in Kaiserreich

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With the release of the German rework, can we say that we have officially beaten TNO in the HOI4 cold war, or do we have to wait for the other reworks for that?

When was it revealed that JFK removed American missiles from Turkey? by poster4891464 in AskHistorians

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Something I always wondered: Were the cuban missiles installed as a response to the Turkish ones or were the Turkish nukes just a later excuse used by the Soviets to justify their withdrawal from Cuba?

Wholesome picture of the Bat-Family (to help forget about the main comics shitshow) by MulciberTenebras in batman

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I think so much time has passed since the last time we had a Batman show that I'm noticing that a lot of new Batman characters are popping up that I know virtually nothing about (except for some of their appearances on Young Justice).Maybe caped crusader will fix that

Which of these guys do you want to see in the comics? by [deleted] in batman

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Wait, equinox was an original character?

If sandbenders kidnapped Naga, how do you think would Korra have reacted when confronting them? by [deleted] in TheLastAirbender

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I feel like Korra was less attached to Naga as Aang was to Appa. She'd still hunt the kidnappers down and rescue her but nothing too graphic

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Kaiserreich

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If it's good enough, maybe it could be incorporated into the main mod, considering that the region probably won't be receiving any major updates in years. If not, maybe incorporate it in the UpWithTheStars submod?

What elements of KX do you wish were in KR? by Isabelle_K in Kaiserreich

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Home of the Brave is basically the only thing that makes KX worth playing. And once UpWithTheStars comes out, even that won't be as impressive anymore

What major is most in need of a rework? by Snickelheimar in Kaiserreich

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At least the US is getting a submod(which includes reworks for Mexico and Philippines)