To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (24994 ) 12/7/2006 6:19:54 PM From: Solon Read Replies (2) | Respond to You know, we hear every day of the use of cocaine by our heros and our movie stars and our singers and clowns. But what do most of us really know about COCAINE beyond..."runnin all around my brain"?!cocaine.org cocaine.org "There is perhaps a single predictable time of life when taking crack-cocaine is sensible, harmless and both emotionally and intellectually satisfying. Indeed, for such an occasion it may be commended. Certain estimable English doctors were once in the habit of administering to terminally-ill cancer patients an elixir known as the "Brompton cocktail". This was a judiciously-blended mixture of cocaine, heroin and alcohol. The results were gratifying not just to the recipient. Relatives of the stricken patient were pleased, too, at the new-found look of spiritual peace and happiness suffusing the features of a loved one as (s)he prepared to meet his or her Maker. " cocaine.org "His Holiness The Pope enjoyed the invigorating properties of coca wine. Leo XIII carried a personal hipflask to fortify himself in time of need. A grateful Pope awarded a Vatican gold medal to its distinguised orginator, the Corsican-born pharmacist and businessman Angelo Mariani. "
