Some have never heard of phenegan (sp?). Its an anti histamine for kids that you can buy over the counter and its main side effect is drowsiness.
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Jan 03, 2017
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Do you mean diphenhydramine, perhaps?
ISTR reading that laudnum was given to children for the same reason.
Just done a search. Gees linctus. I remember it myself!
Still for sale!!
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Oh yes it is!
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I'm quite surprised that you can get any opium product over the counter (legally, that is) these days. It must not contain much opium?
Ah yes, I remember Gee's Linctus - looked foul & tasted worse! but it did stop you coughing! (and made you sleep)
Nomad
(but not for the under 12s :-( )
Opium Tincture 0.083ml per 5ml so not much as Opium tincture contains 10 mg of anhydrous morphine per one ml.
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Alan
Very few chemists seem to stock it as it's well known in the drug-using community (google tells me).
"Squill is an expectorant whereas morhpine is a cough suppressant. These activities are antagonistic and not approved these days."
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