Radioactive cure....

[dogdayz]

Shortly after radium was discovered it became the cure-all for just about everything:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Radium_Spray_Insect_Killer_%281909%29_%28ADVERT_42 3%29.jpeg/800px-Radium_Spray_Insect_Killer_%281909%29_%28ADVERT_42 3%29.jpeg
https://www.orau.org/ptp/Advertisement%202.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oWA98gVzJyA/Vl9GoLwNwzI/AAAAAAAAHL4/rP1DK3cNhlQ/s1600/EveningStar3Aug1922.pnghttps://i.pinimg.com/originals/f3/77/77/f37777750626fd5f667ac827e6e3b16a.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/14/5d/e1145d96ac05c0c3765f41dfcff9953a.jpg

[fn59]

Pharmacies also sold cocaine and heroin over the counter.

[swan]

ah the good ol' days

[dogdayz]

Pharmacies also sold cocaine and heroin over the counter.
Bayer promoted heroin for use in children suffering from coughs, colds and "irritation" as late as 1912.

https://i.insider.com/4ec52974eab8ea002b000009?width=300&format=jpeg&auto=webp

[dishuser]

I was born too late:bawl: