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Originally Posted by bluecrucial
Regarding the "Hallmark" realization, I did the same type of thing with "Heroine" as a drug. Took me 27 years to make the connection to the female version of hero.
I'm assuming the initial connection being made to a "sexy" escape from your troubles.
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Here is what
Wikipedia says:
"The name was derived from the Greek word 'Heros' because of its perceived 'heroic' effects upon a user. It was developed chiefly as a morphine substitute for cough suppressants that did not have morphine's addictive side-effects."
I always knew the words sounded similar, but didn't know "heroin" was a product name explicitly named for that reason. But it makes sense. Thanks for directing me to this info!
Also, thanks for listening! You and everyone who did/does/will!
This was a real fun one. These people are all wonderful, and combining them doesn't take away from that wonderfulness.