Comments on: Heroin Cough Syrup? http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/ Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:47:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: beevee14 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-153849 beevee14 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:54:14 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-153849 I think it was put in cough syrup because heroin and all derivatives of the poppy(morphine, codeine, etc.) are cough and mucus suppressants. Thats why a junkie needing a fix will have a nose running like a faucet. In fact, codeine was still in over-the-counter cough syrup until the late 80's in the states. Its still in 90% of the Rx syrups for that reason and pain-killing effects. Aspirin I think it was put in cough syrup because heroin and all derivatives of the poppy(morphine, codeine, etc.) are cough and mucus suppressants. Thats why a junkie needing a fix will have a nose running like a faucet. In fact, codeine was still in over-the-counter cough syrup until the late 80’s in the states. Its still in 90% of the Rx syrups for that reason and pain-killing effects.

Aspirin

]]> By: beevee14 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-153847 beevee14 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:34:11 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-153847 "He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know." - Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 How could Honest Abe possibly have known about Obama? I wonder how many Sunday shows hes on this week? :mrgreen: “He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know.” – Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865

How could Honest Abe possibly have known about Obama? I wonder how many Sunday shows hes on this week? :mrgreen:

]]> By: leonard http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-153843 leonard Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:27:32 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-153843 Hi James....<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffr0opfm6I4" rel="nofollow">The Velvet Underground - Heroin </a>....<blockquote>[esoteric]</blockquote> :idea: :lol: :razz: Hi James….The Velvet Underground – Heroin
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[esoteric]

:idea: :lol: :razz:

]]> By: leonard http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-135352 leonard Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:41:10 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-135352 Quote "From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it." - Groucho Marx 1895-1977<blockquote>hows your BOOK ---lover of WORDS?</blockquote> :smile: [boot-strap] Quote
“From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.” – Groucho Marx 1895-1977
hows your BOOK —lover of WORDS?

:smile: [boot-strap]

]]> By: leonard http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-120663 leonard Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:53:13 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-120663 :lol: Aspration?<blockquote> Do you think it makes corn-nomics? pAIn </blockquote>...willow barked<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9prNixjbg&feature=related" rel="nofollow">flavored replacement</a> :roll: ...good Day :lol: Aspration?
Do you think it makes corn-nomics? pAIn

…willow barkedflavored replacement :roll: …good Day

]]> By: John http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-110389 John Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:27:37 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-110389 stokesjrj1 says: April 25, 2008 at 8:48 pm hmm i can see your point also sorry if i misunderstood. stokesjrj1 says:
April 25, 2008 at 8:48 pm

hmm i can see your point also sorry if i misunderstood.

]]> By: boris komar http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-80083 boris komar Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:29:48 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-80083 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

]]> By: James http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-57295 James Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:48:16 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-57295 HI HI

]]> By: blueskies13 http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-44444 blueskies13 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:51:59 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-44444 was it cocaine that also was used as medicine was it cocaine that also was used as medicine

]]> By: tedt http://www.hotforwords.com/2008/04/25/heroin-cough-syrup/comment-page-1/#comment-35507 tedt Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:47:13 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=408#comment-35507 Yes, it was sold as medicine, or....sort of. nice video, though it looks like she did it after cleaning the house, or just came home :lol: .........still a 5 star !!! :wink: Yes, it was sold as medicine, or….sort of.

nice video, though it looks like she did it after cleaning the house, or just came home :lol: ………still a 5 star !!! :wink:

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