Was heroin supposed to be legal at one time?!


Question: Was heroin supposed to be legal at one time!?
Since heroin is a pain killer and I take prescription pain killers whenever I have a migraine headache or something like that, I was wondering if they ever tried to see if heroin could be a legally prescribed drug, but it turned out to be too dangerous!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Yes, it was legal in the US and even marketed as a cure for morphine addiction! Bayer sold it as an over-the-counter drug!. Here's an old advertisement for it as a "sedative for coughs:"

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/File:BayerH!.!.!.

It was outlawed as anything but a prescription medicine in 1914, and then outlawed altogether in 1924!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/HeroinWww@Answer-Health@Com

Heroin was indeed available as a pain killer, antitussive and cough suppressant!. I believe it was availble as late as 1910!.

Believe it or not, Cocaine is still available and has approved medical uses!. ENT surgeons use it sometimes to stop bleeding during surgery!. I've also seen Plastic Surgeons use it!.

Funny, the stuff we've learned in the past decade!

Best Wellness Wishes!Www@Answer-Health@Com

I have heard as long as way back in the 1920's and before when they did not know about the serious impact heroin would be on people!. As along with opium and cocaine use!. Look it up once you'll find very interesting facts on the subject!Www@Answer-Health@Com

History searchWww@Answer-Health@Com

a long long time ago, yes!. the civil war made a bunch of
heroin addicts!. all it takes is once!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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