The Past Looks Better Everyday

Before Prohibition: "Images from the pre-prohibition era when many psychotropic substances were legally available in America and Europe." A tidy breakdown of stuff which used to be more fun, you know, back when a "Coke and a smile" meant "as in Mr. Ed getting a blow job." Remember, this is before food products were made safe through the miracle of high fructose corn syrup.
Before Prohibition [Addiction Research Unit / Department of Psychology/University at Buffalo]
