Welcome to AirNmenky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Kids are resourceful, especially when it comes to having a good time.

They can take any object like a ball, a stick, or even a can and turn it into a fun way

to pass time.

But back in the 60s, a new kind of pass time had developed into a full-blown epidemic,

one that put an entire country on watch and had everyone wondering, are the kids alright.

It was in Chicago in the fall of 1969 when the American Academy of Pediatrics held its

annual conference.

Ernest Carabillo Jr. was one of two government officials in attendance that day.

He worked at the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, while Frank Gullich worked for the Chicago

Narcotics Bureau.

Ernest and Frank had come with a shocking warning for the medical community.

There was something causing hundreds, maybe thousands of hospitalizations and deaths across

the country.

The two officials released their findings at a press conference where they explained

how America's youth had discovered a dangerous new drug, which they were injecting into their

bodies at an alarming rate.

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