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English
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Dens of Hell in the Cities of Zion
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Journalism History
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Winter 2010
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35
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no.4
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229-237
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When Chinese workers came to Utah in 1869, their use of opium alarmed the strict Victorian population of the Utah Territory, especially as use of the drug spread to the Mormon residents. Salt Lake City and Ogden newspapers published articles to warn against the dangerous habit. This article interprets how the growing habit was treated, and how it affected society.