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50. Paregoric

Tue May 12, 2026, 05:12 AM

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Long ago, my mother spread this medication on my gums to ease my teething troubles.

A (Semi-Off-Topic) Secondary Story
One day, dad was trying to teach mom how to drive our stick-shift car. Now mom could easily manipulate the shift lever near the steering wheel, but she never could master the gas pedal along with the clutch pedal. Soon, mom took me and got out of the car as dad drove off to cool off.

As we stood in the parking lot, mom pulled that bottle of Paregoric from her purse and poured an amount of that nasty-tasting liquid onto her tongue. After a few minutes she said she felt much better and that's when dad returned and took us home.

I never saw mom drink that again, and she never learned to drive stick-shift. I love you mom.

*Paregoric (camphorated tincture of opium) is an oral liquid medicine primarily used to treat teething problems. It contains morphine, along with anise oil, benzoic acid, and camphor. It is habit-forming and requires a prescription.

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