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2011-01-24 Afghanistan

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Posted by gorb 2011-01-24 15:45|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Sounds like the way Paregoric, also an opium derivative, was used on this side of the pond. Paregoric was available for sale in the USA without a prescription up until 1970.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-01-24 18:40|| 2011-01-24 18:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Heck as far as that goes - Cough Syrup here in the USA used to contain one of the opium derivative - I think it was Cocaine.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-01-24 19:02|| 2011-01-24 19:02|| Front Page Top

#3 My mother used to do the paregoric on the gums thing when we were teething. Worked well. When I was in college, we'd dip joints in it, let them dry out, and toke up. Called them OJ's. More bang for your pot dollar, because they were potent...

Posted by tu3031 2011-01-24 19:41|| 2011-01-24 19:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Lucky you and your friends didn't have a genetic tendency to schizophrenia, tu3031, or you might have preceded the Phoenix assassin...

Posted by trailing wife 2011-01-24 20:06|| 2011-01-24 20:06|| Front Page Top

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