Toxic Twists

The Bottom Line
Are you getting ready for holiday parties?
Setting out mixers?
Choosing wine?
Getting dressed up?
Primping?
A few things have changed over the years. See if you can answer these toxic twists.

The Full Story
Are you getting ready for holiday parties? Setting out mixers? Choosing wine? Primping? A few things have changed over the years. See if you can answer these toxic twists!
- Until the 1920's, this soft drink contained traces of cocaine. Do you know what it was?
- This soft drink's original name was "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda". Do you know what we call it today?
- To appear more beautiful, women would distill this herb and drop it into their eyes. What herb is it?
- This substance was used as a cosmetic to give skin a fashionable, artificial pallor. What is the substance?
- Ancient Romans sweetened their wine with this substance. What was it?
Rose Ann Gould Soloway, RN, BSN, MSEd, DABAT emerita
Clinical Toxicologist
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