On Laudanum
Let’s talk about the Historical Production of Laudanum in the 17th–19th Centuries. Laudanum, a poppy sap suspension medicine, was produced by dissolving ground up dried poppy sap (that had first
On Codeine
The Birth of the Gentle Narcotic and the forgotten history of the introduction to Codeine to the world. From ancient opium to the birth of codeine this is a story
The Prescriptionist
From Prohibition to Prescription. In the beginning, there was the Prohibitionist. He was the moral crusader of the temperance movement in the 19th and early 20th centuries. They are figure
Vice on Tylenol
Prohibition & The Demand for a “Safe” Pill Tylenols story does not begin with its creation but rather prohibition. Morphinism like refer madness demonized those seeking relief from how they
Once, They Feared Us
Leaders, I write this not as a plea nor a threat but as a record of memories lived.History is not kind to those who forget its lessons, and one lesson