In 1898 Bayer introduced its new "sedative for coughs," which was given the brand name, Heroin. 24 years earlier a C. R. Wright had derived the crystalline powder from morphine and years later Heinrich Dreser, the head of Bayer's pharmacological laboratory spotted the commercial potential in the drug.
Dreser began testing the narcotic on his laboratory animals and then some of his employees. The drug gained its name after his assistants commented that the drug made them feel "heroic". Marketing it as a cough remedy proved an astute move and it soon became popular in both North America and Europe.
In the late 19th century, the Sears catalog used to offer a heroin kit, two vials of heroin included, for only $1.50 - the equivalent of slightly less than $50 in 2019.
Because of its extreme potency, heroin was soon used to ease severe pain for which it was found to be several times more effective than morphine. By 1902, it accounted for five percent of Bayer's net profits,
Heroin was as marketed as "non-addictive morphine substitute" / cough suppressant but within a few years of its launch, many Western doctors were reporting cases of heroin addiction. By the end of the 1900s decade recreational users were supporting their habits by selling scrap metal (hence the expression "junkie").
Bayer stopped making heroin in 1913, and the narcotic was banned in the USA the following year.
In the mid-1990s, dressing like a heroin addict was in high fashion. The look was referred to as "heroin chic."
Heroin deteriorates the white matter of the brain, which harms one's ability to make decisions and regulate behavior.
An unexpected side effect of heroin use is severe itchiness. Heroin and other opiates can make people's skin crawl and itch, and they may want to scratch their skin for relief.
A lot of users think something is wrong with their heroin when their skin gets itchy, but it usually means the drug is strong and not contaminated,
The expression "kicking the habit" is thought to have originated from the kicking movements seen in people going through heroin withdrawal.
Around 23% of people who try heroin become dependent on it.
Pakistan is the most heroin-addicted country, per capita, in the world—drug-related deaths outpace those caused by terrorism.
Dreser began testing the narcotic on his laboratory animals and then some of his employees. The drug gained its name after his assistants commented that the drug made them feel "heroic". Marketing it as a cough remedy proved an astute move and it soon became popular in both North America and Europe.
In the late 19th century, the Sears catalog used to offer a heroin kit, two vials of heroin included, for only $1.50 - the equivalent of slightly less than $50 in 2019.
Because of its extreme potency, heroin was soon used to ease severe pain for which it was found to be several times more effective than morphine. By 1902, it accounted for five percent of Bayer's net profits,
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Heroin was as marketed as "non-addictive morphine substitute" / cough suppressant but within a few years of its launch, many Western doctors were reporting cases of heroin addiction. By the end of the 1900s decade recreational users were supporting their habits by selling scrap metal (hence the expression "junkie").
Bayer stopped making heroin in 1913, and the narcotic was banned in the USA the following year.
In the mid-1990s, dressing like a heroin addict was in high fashion. The look was referred to as "heroin chic."
Heroin deteriorates the white matter of the brain, which harms one's ability to make decisions and regulate behavior.
An unexpected side effect of heroin use is severe itchiness. Heroin and other opiates can make people's skin crawl and itch, and they may want to scratch their skin for relief.
A lot of users think something is wrong with their heroin when their skin gets itchy, but it usually means the drug is strong and not contaminated,
Around 23% of people who try heroin become dependent on it.
Pakistan is the most heroin-addicted country, per capita, in the world—drug-related deaths outpace those caused by terrorism.
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