LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agoI could go for that right nowpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1447
arrow-up1447imageI could go for that right nowpiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month ago“Take a trip to the seaside, it’ll cure what ails you.” “Doctor, I cannot afford that.” “Leeches it is then!”
minus-squareAppleTea@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoIf we’re sticking to the early 1900s, then you’re far more likely to be prescribed Laudanum rather than leeches. Laudanum being heroin suspended in alcohol.
minus-squareNouvellalia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoLaudanum is a 1% morphine solution. Morphine is less potent then heroin. It is a different drug.
minus-squareAppleTea@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThey’re both derived from opium poppies, though.
“Take a trip to the seaside, it’ll cure what ails you.” “Doctor, I cannot afford that.” “Leeches it is then!”
If we’re sticking to the early 1900s, then you’re far more likely to be prescribed Laudanum rather than leeches.
Laudanum being heroin suspended in alcohol.
Eh, it’s laudable.
Laudanum is a 1% morphine solution. Morphine is less potent then heroin. It is a different drug.
They’re both derived from opium poppies, though.