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[–] Rose_Thorne@lemmy.zip 32 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Fun time to remind people, you used to be able to buy Laudanum over-the-counter. For those who don't know their classical medicine, or only recognize it from Amnesia: The Dark Descent, it's typically 10% OPIUM per bottle.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fun Fact: It was cheaper than liquor for a time, despite being a mixture of alcohol and opium, because it was classified as a medicine and exempt from a punitive liquor tax.

... this led to an explosion in laudanum abuse in Britain.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds similar to the situation in Northern Europe: alcohol is taxed like crazy, it is much cheaper to get a prescription drug.

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well it would treat pretty much every symptom I guess. With a slight side effect of opioid addiction, no biggie right?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's fine, it's only plants.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Laudanum? Amateurs.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

Gotta treat my opioid addiction ...err... I mean headaches somehow.