# Two Sigmund Freud questions.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 3, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sigmund-freud-questions/367208 "2006-08-03T16:38:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sigmund-freud-questions/367208/1 "2006-08-03T16:38:42Z")

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1. How much did he charge per session? Also, what would it be equivalent to in today’s money (USD)?

2. On average, how much cocaine did he use per day in his peak of coke use?

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**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sigmund-freud-questions/367208/2 "2006-08-03T16:40:17Z")

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I guess that could be either three questions or two questions with one having two parts. lol sorry bout that.

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**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sigmund-freud-questions/367208/3 "2006-08-04T18:50:37Z")

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Also, how long were his sessions?

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**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sigmund-freud-questions/367208/4 "2006-08-15T01:12:48Z")

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anyone, bueller? Bueller?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sigmund-freud-questions/367208/5 "2006-08-15T03:41:29Z")

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Don’t bump this one again. OK?

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**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-sigmund-freud-questions/367208/6 "2006-08-15T04:49:18Z")

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[According to this](http://www.heretical.com/freudian/coca1884.html) Freud’s recommended dosage was around 50mg, which seems fairly small, especially considering oral administration. Lower down on the page it seems to mention a daily dose of 3dg (300mg I presume) as a treatment for morphine addiction.

I’d venture a guess that Freud’s cocaine consumption is vastly overstated in popular culture.