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Yes, it is sold as tincture of opium. It is a class 2 controlled substance approved for treatment of pain and diarrhea. It is very unlikely that a doctor will prescribe it though as so many newer alternatives exist.

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Yes, it just has a different name: morphine plus codeine. A person used to be able to buy it right from a drug store as an over-the-counter medication.

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Is laudanum smuggled into the US illegially?

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