Erowid Morphine Vault : Timeline

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Morphine

Timeline

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1806		Morphine is first isolated.
Early 1850s		First experimentation with injecting medications.
1853		Hypodermic needle-syringes with a point fine enough to pierce the skin are invented simultaneously by Charles Gabriel Pravaz (French surgeon) and Alexander Wood (Scottish physician). It is first used to inject morphine intravenously.
1861		Commercially manufactured hypodermic syringes are available in Europe and America. (A Brief History of Cocaine)
1906		Pure Food and Drug Act is passed, regulating the labelling of products containing Alcohol, Opiates, Cocaine, and Cannabis, among others. The law went into effect Jan 1, 1907 1 [Details] The act required correct labelling of products containing "alcohol, morphine, opium, cocaine, heroin, alpha or beta eucaine, chloroform, cannabis indica, chloral hydrate, or acetanilide, or any derivative or preparation of any such substances contained therein."

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