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China: Advertising poster for Veramon anti-pain and headache medication, c. 1930

Veramon was a combination of barbitone and amidopyrine manufactured by the German pharmaceutical company Schering AG.<br/><br/>. Barbiturates were first used in medicine in the early 1900s and became popular in the 1960s and 1970s as treatment for anxiety, insomnia, or seizure disorders. With the popularity of barbiturates in the medical population, barbiturates as drugs of abuse evolved as well. Barbiturates were abused to reduce anxiety, decrease inhibitions, and treat unwanted effects of illicit drugs.

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Title: China: Advertising poster for Veramon anti-pain and headache medication, c. 1930

Caption: Veramon was a combination of barbitone and amidopyrine manufactured by the German pharmaceutical company Schering AG.

. Barbiturates were first used in medicine in the early 1900s and became popular in the 1960s and 1970s as treatment for anxiety, insomnia, or seizure disorders. With the popularity of barbiturates in the medical population, barbiturates as drugs of abuse evolved as well. Barbiturates were abused to reduce anxiety, decrease inhibitions, and treat unwanted effects of illicit drugs.

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Image size: 3537 × 5100 px | 51.6 MB

Print size: 29.9 × 43.2 cm | 1392.5 × 2007.9 in (300 dpi)

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