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WI Coca-Cola decided to drop the ingredient of cocaine and substitute it with Aspirin? After all Aspirin is derived from willow bark, and that has been used in theraputic treatment for pains and fevers since antiquity.

Millions of people take asprine daily to reduce chance of heart attacks and strokes. Recent studies show low dosage Aspirin also improve odds of survival from various cancers from 20-60%! Considering the cost of the drug is around $1 a month, far lower than modern medical spending, one day it may be put in the municipal water. Now of course there are side effects such as ulcers and higher chance of minor strokes, but with low enough dosage the benefits greatly outweight the risks.

So what if Aspirin became a micro ingredient of Coke, and has been for decades. Since cardio-vascular and cancer deaths are responsible for half of all deaths in the industrialized world, there should be a significant increase in life expectency and very large savings in medical expenses over the decades. Coca-Cola wont just be a sugary symbol of American cultural imperialism ruining diets around the world, it would be the silent cure against the silent killers.
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