Pope Leo XIII 1810-1902 endorsed a popular wine that had 6 to 7.2 mg of cocaine per ounce. He was purported to have carried a hipflask of it with him and he awarded a gold medal to the French chemist who concocted it.
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In a brain scan, feelings of being in love…
In a brain scan, feelings of being in love and being on cocaine look almost identical.
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In 1995, when looking through the manusc …
In 1995, when looking through the manuscripts of Carl Koller at the Library of Congress, a German historian found a small envelope of cocaine with the note: “Remainder of the first dose with which I made my initial cocaine experiment in 1884”.
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90% of baby changing tables in public UK …
90% of baby changing tables in public UK bathrooms tested positive for cocaine.
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At one point, Sears offered cocaine and …
At one point, Sears offered cocaine and syringes in its catalogs.
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