Word: disulfiram
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...vast majority of inky caps are harmless, report the Missoula doctors in the New England Journal of Medicine. But by one of nature's quirks, a few inky caps contain the chemical disulfiram, better known by its trade name, Antabuse. This happens to be a drug that has no effect on teetotalers but makes a man sick if he takes a drink. The four unhappy mushroom hunters found that a moderate dose was enough to teach a sharp lesson...