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by ggm 1218 days ago
Statistically fewer poisonings than other uses. Putting the morals and politics to one side it's much more likely to be mundane. Arsenic was used in dye and as a wood preservative and insecticide far more than to kill people.
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We still use its active ingredient (scopolamine) to treat nausea.