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What (who) is opium den - definition


Opium Den (band)         
90'S GOTHIC ROCK BAND FROM BOSTON
Annette Farrington; Opium den (band)
Opium Den was an American 1990s gothic rock/ethereal wave band from Boston, Massachusetts, acclaimed for Christian Gilbert's Spanish/classical-influenced guitar playing and Annette Farrington's poetic lyrics. They also described their music as psychedelic rock and art rock.
Opium production in Myanmar         
Opium production in Myanmar has historically been a major contributor to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Myanmar is the world's second-largest producer of opium after Afghanistan, producing some 25% of the world's opium, and forms part of the Golden Triangle.
The Opium of Talibans         
2001 FILM BY OLIVIER WEBER UND FRANÇOIS MARGOLIN
Draft:The Opium of the talibans; The Opium of talibans
The Opium of Talibans () is a 2001 French documentary film and road movie written and directed by Olivier Weber and François Margolin, dealing with the effects of the talibans rule in Afghanistan. It premiered at the 2001 FIPA Festival, and received the Special Prize at the 14th edition of the Festival.
Examples of use of opium den
1. It uses the respectable cover of a gambler‘s tip sheet to hide its true role as the political equivalent of an opium den.
2. I‘m deposited on an impeccably non–creaky chair in the middle of a cosy room that one could easily imagine being used as a brothel bedchamber or an opium den.
3. There was a barbershop, a police force and a 24–hour commissary that served chicken soup (nine kosher hens for every three gallons of liquid). There was a house bookie, an opium den and, every Christmas Eve, remembered one employee, ‘‘an orgy that would have made Caligula feel at home.‘‘ The studio did not employ a staff abortionist, however.
4. His blond hair fascinated the Chinese – who believed that touching his head would bring good luck – and so he was allowed access to all manner of venues, including such exotic sites as an opium den, a mafiosi meeting room, and a brothel.
5. Its World in Wax museum once showed dioramas of current events –– opium den sagas, murders, presidential stories –– said Charles Denson, author of "Coney Island: Lost and Found." During World War II, Coney Island had an exhibit of captured Nazi warplanes and used fireworks displays to depict the United States winning sensational battles, Denson said.