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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Wed Nov 13, 2013, 03:49 AM Nov 2013

They knew how to make cough syrup back in the day

Yes, please...

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They knew how to make cough syrup back in the day (Original Post) Recursion Nov 2013 OP

Yep, that would do it. LumosMaxima Nov 2013 #1

Wow In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #2

There was also Brompton's Mixture - morphine and cocaine in an alcohol solution. n/t nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #3

I could do without the chloroform, but damn. . B Calm Nov 2013 #4

it is "skillfully" combined after all rurallib Nov 2013 #5

Maybe PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #6

My dad PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #7

Skillfully combined with a number of other ingredients. nt rrneck Nov 2013 #8

I remember loving the cherry flavored stuff as a kid... magical thyme Nov 2013 #9

Dayum....Is THAT gonna be covered under Obamacare??? cliffordu Nov 2013 #10

Hey, I think we solved Obamacare's problems right there. Recursion Nov 2013 #12

Codeine and pseudoephedrine, staying at home to rest, are appropriate treatment for the common cold. hunter Nov 2013 #11

LumosMaxima

(585 posts)

1. Yep, that would do it.

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 06:26 AM

Nov 2013

And I bet it didn't have that awful cherry flavor, either.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. Wow

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 06:27 AM

Nov 2013

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)

3. There was also Brompton's Mixture - morphine and cocaine in an alcohol solution. n/t

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 06:33 AM

Nov 2013

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

4. I could do without the chloroform, but damn. .

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 09:31 AM

Nov 2013

rurallib

(62,416 posts)

5. it is "skillfully" combined after all

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 09:58 AM

Nov 2013

probably well tested by the mixer also.

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

6. Maybe

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 11:55 AM

Nov 2013

it's called One Night because that's all you have after using it!

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

7. My dad

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 12:06 PM

Nov 2013

was a pharmacist and in the '60s he still had bottled mercury which I would play with, rolling a ball of it around in my palm

rrneck

(17,671 posts)

8. Skillfully combined with a number of other ingredients. nt

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 12:27 PM

Nov 2013

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

9. I remember loving the cherry flavored stuff as a kid...

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 01:23 PM

Nov 2013

it had codeine. Yum!

cliffordu

(30,994 posts)

10. Dayum....Is THAT gonna be covered under Obamacare???

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 04:55 PM

Nov 2013

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

12. Hey, I think we solved Obamacare's problems right there.

Reply to cliffordu (Reply #10)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 10:40 AM

Nov 2013

"One Night Original Recipe" must be covered. Problem solved.

hunter

(38,313 posts)

11. Codeine and pseudoephedrine, staying at home to rest, are appropriate treatment for the common cold.

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Wed Nov 13, 2013, 05:28 PM

Nov 2013

Too bad its disallowed in the U.S.A.

It's your "Star Spangled Banner" duty to show up to work sick, suffer, and spread the viruses.

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