History of Drugs

By Joanmarie24
  • 5000 BCE

    Coca Leaves

    Archeologists have found both chewed coca leaves and calcium rich rocks that would have provided the lime that is used today.
  • 3000 BCE

    Coca Leaves

    Coca chewing is practiced throughout South America. They believed that the Coca Leaves was a gift from God.
  • Jan 1, 1505

    Coca

    The first hand account of Coca use made there way to Europe.

  • Herman Boerhaave

    Coca was first mentioned in a medical article by a Dutch physician.

  • U.S. Pharmacopeia

    Eleven physicians met in Washington D.C. establish the U.S. Pharmacopeia, this was the first compendium of standard drugs for the U.S.

  • Drug Importation Act

    Drug Importation Act passed congress requires U.S. Custom Services inspection to stop entry of adulterated drugs from overseas.

  • Prohibition

    Maine prohibited alcohol, the second state in the history of America to attempt a statewide prohibition.

  • Prohibition

    Twelve states have enacted prohibition legislation. These states were called dry states.

  • Cocaine

    Cocaine was extracted from the Coca leaf.

  • Drug Rehabilitation program

    the New York State Inebriate Asylum, was the first hospital intended solely treat alcoholism as a mental health condition, was founded. The public began to view alcoholism and related drug abuse more seriously, more community groups and sober houses began appearing.