In the wake of the American Civil War, many veterans struggled with lingering pain and disabling illnesses.

They often turned to opioids — and tens of thousands became addicted. 

In his talk, Jonathan S. Jones, PhD., assistant professor of History at Virginia Military Institute, explores how the opioid addiction crisis sparked by the Civil War affected veterans’ lives — and reveals much about the war’s traumatic aftershocks in the postwar decades.

This program is free. Info: email, 703-591-0560