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bob wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:52:06 -0800 (PST), LindaR >
> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>>8. In about 20 min you will feel soothing effect of about 100mg pure
>>codiene.

>
> After an injury a few years ago I was prescribed codeine phosphate. Is
> that something similar?


For coughs, my dad used swear by - spelling approximate - "tirpenhydrate
with codeine". Think eventuall he couldn't get it any more. It was
probably something he learned in the 1930s or so.


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