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submitted 2 weeks ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/science@mander.xyz

In short:

Archaeologists have found evidence of a person who used a psychoactive drug up to 25,000 years ago.

Tooth fossils in Indonesia suggest that ancient foragers in the region were sucking on betel nut, possibly as a painkiller.
What's next?

Human drug use is probably older than this sample, but evidence is harder to come by.

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[-] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 19 points 2 weeks ago

I giggled.

"Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds"

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/09/indonesian-foragers-mind-altering-nuts-research-finds

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