Gorgeous Vintage Advertisements for Heroin, Cannabis and Cocaine

[Pandora]

Gorgeous Vintage Advertisements for Heroin, Cannabis and Cocaine

Drugs such as cocaine and heroin aren't just glamorous because they're illegal. Even when you could buy them at any pharmacy or grocery store, they still had a certain cool factor. Just look at these fantastic vintage advertisements for opium, coca-laced wine and "medicinal tonics."

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[olympus mon]

LMAO! thanks for sharing this Pandora! My favorite is the cocaine heroin cough drops. Holy hell! Speedballs to cure a cough, no wonder were so pill dependent now in the states look at the origins for C's sake!

 

[pinkoyd]

Thanks for that Pandora! I love that kind of stuff. Never hurts to know where we came from.

 

[Mr.Peabody]

Makes me wonder what assumed safe pharmaceuticals we take for granted now, that people will laugh and be shocked at in 80-100 years. Nothing is new under the sun. :?

Edit:
Not that the cannabis ones are bad or anything. At least it appears that cannabis is coming back after an unreasonably long hiatus! :want:

Another thing occurred to me, also. These drugs seem shocking to some with how they were legal and available, but really are not much more harmful than common modern pharmaceuticals.

 

[Bill Cipher]

I don't know, but I'll take an ounce of that smack, if they've got one left for $4.85.

The soothing syrup looks pretty tasty as well.

 

[corpus callosum]

"Allenburys" throat pastilles look tasty. :thumb_up:

 

[Bill Cipher]

"Allenburys" throat pastilles look tasty. :thumb_up:

The #63, I assume? That #56 shit is strictly for squares.

 

[spinCycle]

Personally, I wouldn't mind a bit of Paregoric when I'm feeling colicky.

Oh for the joys and pleasures of simpler times gone by.