The TERRIFYING Fate of an Opium Addict in 1897 Seattle

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Tonight, you’re not a villain. Not a victim. Not a statistic. You’re just one more man on the margins — coughing, limping, fading beneath the flicker of Seattle’s gaslamps in 1897. You didn’t mean to end up here. You only needed a place to sleep. But the basement was warm, the pipe was passed, and now the city forgets you one day at a time. This is the horrifying life of an opium addict in turn-of-the-century Seattle — told not through myth or morality, but through lived decay. From smoke-choked dens to alleyway “reform,” from Chinatown’s narrow alleys to the false comfort of a final cot, this story drifts slowly downward. Quiet. Unclean. And real. 🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep Tools Looking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend: • Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/4pVFoJy • Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f • Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE • Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn • Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu • White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTw These are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy. #DrowsyHistorian #HistoryForSleep #Opium #SeattleHistory #SleepPodcast #HistoricalStorytelling #DarkHistory #AddictionHistory #ChineseAmericanHistory