Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

The Brompton Cocktail (2022x421)

Ημερομηνία προβολής: Ιούλ 26, 2022

In the late 1800s, Dr. Herbert Snow observed cancer patients and considered that a mix of different medications might do the trick for slowing down its progress. The Brompton Cocktail, as it was called, was mostly cocaine and morphine. Though used for a long time for pain relief, the cocktail proved to have its problems – but maybe not for the reason you would think.