A photo of the label for ONE NIGHT COUGH SYRUP, showcasing the list of toxic ingredients.
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“One Night Cough Syrup” from the 1930s, which contained cannabis, morphine, chloroform, and alcohol! In 1934, the FDA ruled that the claims of the cough syrup's therapeutic properties were misleading, and remaining stock was destroyed.
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