In Search of History: Potions or Poisons?
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Potions or Poisons?
The 1800s saw the heyday of "patent medicines", elixirs promising to cure nearly anything--if they didn't kill people. Snake-oil salesmen hawked potent potions with ingredients like opium, cocaine, or grain alcohol--until the FDA acted in the 1900s.
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2022
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