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arrow-up191imageBetter than whiskey for the flu. (1928)media.piefed.caEnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2か月前message-square18fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2か月前It did not, doctors were actually allowed to prescribe alcohol.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2か月前Yep, there wasn’t really a choice about that. Alcohol is a solvent necessary for making extracts and stuff, so eliminating that entire class of ingredients would’ve severely restricted what sorts of medicines could be made.
It did not, doctors were actually allowed to prescribe alcohol.
Yep, there wasn’t really a choice about that. Alcohol is a solvent necessary for making extracts and stuff, so eliminating that entire class of ingredients would’ve severely restricted what sorts of medicines could be made.