The study suggests that the spoons found everywhere in barbarian war gear were used for snorting drugs before battle. Source: Praehistorische Zeitschrift.

Gak Attack! Barbarians Snorted Drugs Before Battle, Study Finds

If you are facing battle, it is generally a good thing if the soldiers on your side are alert, or maybe confident, and even downright reckless in their disregard for danger. The better your fighters, the more likely you will win the day, and nothing disarms a fighter lack a panic. This is well known

Syphilis, Opium and Cocaine, oh my! (Journal of Archaeological Science / CC BY 4.0)

Milanese Hospital Bones Suggest Early Use of Cocaine

Researchers in Italy excavating a crypt in Milan’s Ospedale Maggiore have discovered something which sets established history on its head: traces of cocaine in the brains of two bodies, which suggests the drug was used far earlier than previously thought. Conventional historical wisdom tells us that cocaine use in Europe started in the 19th century.