Cocaine was firstly isolated from the leaves in the mid-1800s and was at that time considered safe and used in toothache drops, nausea pills, energy tonics, and the original ‘Coca-Cola’ beverage [1,2]. Currently, it is found in one of two forms for (ab)use: Cocaine hydrochloride (...
alcoholism, morphine addiction,abdominal pain, andmenstrual cramps. This elixir, appropriately named Coca-Cola, rapidly became one of the most popular elixirs in the country
By the late 1800s, cocaine had made its way into various medical treatments and consumer products in the United States. Renowned for itsanesthetic properties, it was used in surgeries as a means to relieve pain. Interestingly, it also found a place in the original formulation ofCoca-Cola, co...
the excess capacity had only 1 outlet, and that was the black market in cocaine. to be blunt, the ancestors of some of today's largest and most respected pharmaceutical companies knowingly supplied the drugs for the first cocaine epidemic. always refreshing! yes, virginia, coca-cola contained ...
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