Laudanum
Laudanum noun - Narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient.
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Opium
Opium noun - An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy.
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Alternate History tale Rex Mundi has agents of the Inquisition identify laudanum (liquid opium) this way.
Source: Fingertip Drug Analysis -
Laudanum is whiskey diluted with grains of opium, and prior to opium becoming a controlled substance, people actually would take laudanum for their headaches and such.
Source: Video Game / The Oregon Trail -
But again, the addictiveness of medicinal drugs like morphine, opium, and laudanum wasnt fully recognized during that era, and these were readily available for use as treatment.
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