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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

“The cocaine is for the patients?” - William Stewart Halsted.

[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 7 points 14 hours ago

I think the funniest part of his story is when he tried to get off cocaine by going on a sailing trip with only enough cocaine to get him halfway. https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-the-man-behind-the-knick/