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A sobering History about the after effects of war, and about the politics of "medicine."
1 posted on 02/13/2026 2:16:16 PM PST by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

Thanks for posting


2 posted on 02/13/2026 2:59:35 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Texan4Life

If any of yall have any freepmail please lol


4 posted on 02/13/2026 3:17:27 PM PST by wardaddy (If u hate Trump you’re stupid or clueless what’s going on)
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“Laudanum was a 10 percent solution of opium powder in alcohol, widely used to treat everything from pain and insomnia to female disorders. It was even used to quiet crying babies.” Could a person buy some now?


5 posted on 02/13/2026 3:37:01 PM PST by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthym + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: Texan4Life

very interesting

the Cheney family acquired money and power by trading in opium


11 posted on 02/13/2026 6:30:09 PM PST by SisterK (to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly)
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I had never heard of it until I watched “The Shootist” with John Wayne.
Just before his death from lung cancer.


13 posted on 02/14/2026 9:41:06 AM PST by Zathras
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Easily replicated today but why bother? What would you be looking for?


15 posted on 02/14/2026 2:59:01 PM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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