LCDJosh t1_itt80ui wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:11 AM

Was this followed up with leeches and cocaine? Jesus Christ old time medicine was fucking dumb.

leafshaker t1_itubjat wrote on October 26, 2022 at 11:21 AM

Leeches are still used! And maggots! The only animals approved from medicine by the FDA (in the US).

BackWaterBill t1_itteliu wrote on October 26, 2022 at 4:12 AM

Sign me up for coaine leeches

MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_ittma8j wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:37 AM

Those are much less fun when you get them mixed up and snort the leeches

dlbpeon t1_itu1qsm wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:14 AM

In the early days of the Sears catalog, you could literally buy a heroin kit. It was advertised as helping with headaches and was less addicting than their morphine kits. source