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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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.

[โ€“] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

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