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From: mmar@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Mitchell Marks)
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Subject: Re: Re: cocaine in (very) old coke
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Date: Sat, 27-Jul-85 05:14:04 EDT
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Re: what legitimate use is left for cocaine?

When I worked in a hospital pharmacy ('75-'80) we used cocaine as an
ingredient in ``Brompton's Cocktail''.  This is a powerful pain-killer,
available in circumstances where producing narcotic addiction is not
a concern (in general, this would mean terminally ill cancer patients).
Besides ethanol and a morphine-derivative narcotic, this mixture contains
a stimulant to prevent stupor, feelings of "disconnection", and depression.
Cocaine was one option for the stimulant ingredient.
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            -- Mitch Marks @ UChicago 
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