ADWhat Jon found is that this common word — employed today in a mostly positive context — first gained widespread use to describe the depths of drug addiction. That drug: morphine. One of the earliest “shot” mentions Jon found was in the San Francisco Chronicle of March 2, 1889. “Shot” had a negative connotation in the waning years of the 19th century, used often in conjunction with morphine addiction:“Defendant claimed and testified . AD“There is a place in San Francisco where victims of the insidious morphine habit go for ‘treatment’ daily .

Source: Washington Post February 15, 2021 21:45 UTC