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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 41 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact: heroin is actually an excellent cough suppressant, legitimately.

Shame about all those other effects.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A ton of those other effects are highly sought after

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

Oh come on!
It's obviously used to cancel the side effects of the deadliest entry drug ever: cannabis
Of course you look for ailments, when you cough out your lungs...