Posted by Racer on August 12, 2006, at 15:33:09
In reply to Re: How can you restore inborn dopamine deficienci » Crazy Horse, posted by Maximus on August 12, 2006, at 10:55:22
> > Interesting about Cocaine. No wonder so many people like it. Personally, i have never tried it. Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine..thus the name "Coca." Old Coke advertisements say Coca-Cola "Relieves Fatigue", and is a "Brain Tonic." I collect Old Coca-Cola bottles, signs, etc. Anyway......:)
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> Urban legends ;-)Do you mean it's an urban legend that Coca Cola used to contain cocaine? If so, that's wrong -- until about 1903, I think it was, Coca Cola did indeed contain cocaine. I think it was somewhere around 7%? A not terribly significant, but not totally insignificant percentage, at any rate.
Coke wasn't marketed as a soft drink, then, though, but as a patent medicine. It was said to do all sorts of things -- think Pepto Bismol for its time... It became a "soft drink" because it was considered an alternative to "hard drinks" -- ie: alcohol.
Just an aside...
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