smelling salts
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It's the stuff of smelling salts and stretchers.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
“The use of smelling salts in sports is definitely not their intended use,” Dr. Laura Boxley, a neuropsychologist at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center, told NPR.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
Ahead of the 2025 season, the league’s head, neck and spine committee recommended that teams end the longtime practice of providing smelling salts to players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
“I’m a regular user of smelling salts, taking them for a boost of energy before every offensive drive,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
What brought me to was not the whiff of smelling salts but a half bucket of cold water thrown in my face.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
