To: Texan4Life
“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')
To: kawhill
My Mum told of how her father kept a bottle of it in the house for emergencies, this was 1940s Britain
To: kawhill
” Could a person buy some now?”
Sure, just depends on who you know
7 posted on
02/13/2026 4:23:17 PM PST by
algore
( )
To: kawhill
it’s just straight ‘tincture of opium’ now
10 posted on
02/13/2026 4:57:58 PM PST by
Bob434
(NYWAYS)
To: kawhill
:: Could a person buy some now? ::
At one time, Imodium A-D was Class II OTC (ID & signature).
That contained Opium.
Not certain of today’s version.
12 posted on
02/14/2026 3:35:10 AM PST by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(The Democrats' official policy is now, “Hate, Violence and Murder". Change my mind.)
To: kawhill
Could a person buy some now? Talk to Ali.
You can't say "no".
16 posted on
02/14/2026 3:00:18 PM PST by
Sirius Lee
("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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