Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
From heroin to gambling, from alcohol to love, explore the history of addiction at Hooked, an exhibition at the Physicians' Gallery.
About Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
| 30th May 2025 to 13th Feb 2026 | |
| 10am - 4.30pm | |
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Physicians Gallery 11 Queen Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 1JQ |
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| This is a free event | |
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It invites you to consider the stereotypes attached to addiction and how all of us can be vulnerable to it.
Exploring pills, drink, snuff and cigarettes, we uncover the many faces of addiction and the many attempts to combat it. We explore the dark origins of substance addiction in the western world – rooted deeply in colonialism and slavery.
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