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Heroin, BTW, helps from cough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin#History > From 1898 through to 1910, diamorph
by avodonosov 9y ago
Heroin, BTW, helps from cough.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin#History
> From 1898 through to 1910, diamorphine was marketed under the trademark name Heroin as a non-addictive morphine substitute and cough suppressant.
- snvzz 9y ago>heroin >non-addictive I'm confused.
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- anythingnonidin 9y agoSomewhat interestingly/surprisingly, heroin is in the same ballpark of addictiveness as alcohol, as measured by the percent of people who use it 1+ times outside of a medical setting who end up becoming dependent. Alcohol: 15-23% Heroin: 23% https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21145178 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21145178
- askvictor 9y ago> marketed as Anti depressants are addictive in the classical sense. But the pharmaceutical companies don't call it 'withdrawl' but rather 'discontinuation syndrome' when you're coming off them. Looks like not much as changed in 100 odd years of pharmaceutical marketing.
- DanBC 9y ago> Anti depressants are addictive in the classical sense. No, they are not. addiction in the classic sense requires: 1) pre-occupation and seeking 2) tolerance 3) dependence Anti depressant meds don't have any of these. But even if you call discontinuation effects "dependence" you still don't have tolerance or drug seeking and preoccupation.