Nov 22, 2025
After finding out that strychnine was used as a stimulant in the 19th century, I have decided that was the stimulant Holmes was utilizing before he began using cocaine. Watson is unhappy about his cocaine usage but reasonably pleased he has switched to a stimulant with a higher toxicity threshold limit as having to treat him for strychnine poisoning once was enough for Watson to threaten to sever their partnership.
#holmesposting#my favorite part of writing Victorian era lit? the substances#as I’ve said before Holmes is constantly attempting to self medicate his highs and lows#for his own health. for the health of Watson.#so he thinks….#also the thought that there was an era in his 20s where he was regularly poisoning himself with strychnine poisoning#but he was fine and made it to his 90s#hilarious#drugs#drug usage
