Hehehe! Somebody selling 116 year old cocaine on ebay!

[benburch]

And probably does not know it, etiher;

http://cgi.ebay.com/19TH-C-SEALED-PACKET-DR-BURY-REMEDIES-CATARRH-SNUFF_W0QQitemZ6276096567QQcategoryZ4069QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The most common active ingredient of Catarrh Snuff in that era was cocaine, and I doubt this brand was any different!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. I'm really tempted to buy it.

nt

[Spider Jerusalem]

2. Probably inert after 116 years..

one would imagine that the alkaloids have long since broken down (not sure what the shelf life of cocaine is, but I doubt it's a century).

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

3. Moisture kills it.

You really need to keep the stuff in a pretty dry spot and make sure it's sealed well. Otherwise, the powder turns to paste. At least, that's what I've heard.

I think it'd be a interesting conversation piece for $10 though.

[benburch]

4. I see old cocaine stuff like that...

and I can only think of Sherlock Holmes...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

5. Fancy packaging back in the day.

Now it's a little zip lock bag. Maybe with superman logos or something on it.

[benburch]

6. One wonders what branding would be like if it were legal?

But with Alaska re-criminalizing marijuana now (idiots) I wonder if I'll live to see sense prevail?

[Deja Q]

8. Bayer "Miracle Cure"? Or Tylenol "Extra Super-Duper Strength"?

:rofl:

[benburch]

9. "Coke Plus" - "It's the REAL thing!" nt

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

10. Sounds better than my "Diet Coke" nt

[benburch]

11. Might actually help with the diet, too.

One reason it was so popular in the disco era is that it helped keep people skinny enough to fit those tight clothes...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

12. Eh, I'm not on a diet. I just drink diet soda.

The daily dose of speed (for my ADD) lets me eat whatever I want, which isn't much.

[benburch]

13. I wish I had something to help MY diet.

I am slowly losing all this weight, but WOW is it difficult.

[liontamer]

14. how helpful is the daily dose of speed?

I suspect i have ADD, but I'm not sure if I want to try the medication

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

15. I think it's pretty helpful.

Friends and coworkers say I'm a lot easier to deal with when I take it. They wanted to try me on Strattera, but it seems way too sketchy. I take 30mg Adderall XR daily. I was started on 5mg, which didn't do much. I take a high dose, but I've always had a high tolerance level to drugs for someone my size. I don't really get any side effects from it except for dry mouth occaisionally.

[Deja Q]

7. That's no' Ben Franklin on the label, is it?!

:rofl: