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Episode 15: Heroin and the Spanish Flu
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20 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2021
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Description
How did people manage their symptoms during the last pandemic? Heroin! Once and over-the-counter cough aid, it was sold to women, children, and soldiers with chronic pain as a “non-addictive” alternative to morphine. In this episode, John looks at the early history of heroin as well as other common treatments for the Spanish Flu.
Released:
Sep 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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