# Has there ever been a "connoisseur culture" about any drug other than alcohol?

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**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-connoisseur-culture-about-any-drug-other-than-alcohol/977076/101 "2023-01-03T17:11:23Z")

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Yeah, you’re probably right. I was thinking more in antiquity and early modern times than the present day, where it was more pronounced than the present day.

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