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invention
fine pointed needles are invented. these needles can pierce skin and become the first known needle-syringes -
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heroin so far
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the beginning
Diacetylmorphine was intially devoloped by an English chemist named C.R. Aler Wright in 1874 at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London while expriementing with morphine alkaloid and acetic anhydride -
heroin: remade
A German chemist named Felix Hoffman refined the heroin prototype by producing codeine, part of the opium poppy. when he facilitated the morphine with the codeine it made the drug much more potent. -
heroin gets bigger
From 1898 through to 1910 diacetylmorphine was used in pharmacies as a substitute for morphine, it was thought that the diacetylmorphine would make the mophine less addictive. -
exports
one year later Bayer exports heroin to 20 different countries -
labels
The British Pharmaceutical Codex reveals that heroin is as addictive as the drug, morphine. -
Harrison Narctics Tax Act
In the U.S. this act was created to regulate the distribution and sale of diacetylmorphine and other opiods, makinig them accessable through prescription. -
heroin: banned
U.S. Congress bans the sale and importing of diacetylmorphine -
the banned drug
The League of Nations bans heroin worldwide. it took 3 years until the law was enforced. at this time the first designer drugs are devoloped including hydromorphone and dihydromorphine. -
designer drugs in the picture
The International Opium Convention banned morphine and the diacetyl ester of morphine, heroin, in 1926. as a result the newer drugs, dibenzoylmorphine and acetylpropionylmorphine, were created as a substitute. -
smuggling heroin
Most illegal heroin was smuggled into the U.S. through China through Shanghai and Tietsin. Also the Federal Bureau of Narcotics was created. -
mass production in Europe
europe's trade routes are cut off from persia and india during worls war two so the french encourage hmong farmers to expand production of opium -
heroin spreads
Burma gains independence from Britain. Opium production and trade increase in the Shan states. -
the 50's drugs
the U.S. and france trade drugs, weapons and artillery to other countries as a way to gain alliances due to the fear of communism. the drug trade becomes more avalible -
another event
Burma oulaws opium -
another ban
The Controlled Substances Act is passed. it made all opium/heroin-like drugs illegal and dished out punishment for possesion. -
nixon
President Nixon creates the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) . -
heroin death
the well loved comedian, John Belushi dies of a heroin-cocaine- “speedball” overdose. -
drug lords take over
Colombia’s drug lords bring enhanced forms of heroint to the U.S. -
heroin suicide
the lead singer of the alternative rock band, Nirvana, dies of a heroin-related suicide.
