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Cutting edge 19th century medicine (thelemmy.club)
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[-] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

“The cocaine is for the patients?” - William Stewart Halsted.

[-] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

I think the funniest part of his story is when he tried to get off cocaine by going on a sailing trip with only enough cocaine to get him halfway. https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-the-man-behind-the-knick/

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