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10 Fun Facts About Heroin - Katrina Hamilton

Who knew? You could be buying Heroin from the supermarket and Asprin could have been illegal (atleast according to Katrina =).

1) Originally heroin was marketed as both cough medicine and as a non-addictive replacement for morphine.

2) Known then as diacetylmorphine, heroin was first synthesized by Felix Hoffmann two weeks after he created aspirin.

3) The Bayer company produced and sold Heroin for 15 years.

some claimed it made them feel “heroic,”

4) Heinrich Dreser, the man in charge of testing the efficacy and safety of new drugs for Bayer in 1898, originally rejected Aspirin saying, “The product has no value.” He believed it would detract from the publicity for heroin, their real wonder drug.

5) Pharmacologically, morphine and heroin are very similar. But it takes four times are much morphine to get the same effect.

6) Many people don't realize that heroin is actually a brand name. When it was first tested on workers at Bayer, some claimed it made them feel “heroic,” a term used by chemists to describe any strong drug.

7) To support their drug habits, users in East Coast cities such as New York and Philadelphia would often collect and sell scrap metal. This gave them the name “junkies.”

8) Ninety-five percent of the world's legal heroin consumption is for medical use in Britain.

9) In 1898 the typical drug addict in Britain was a middle-class woman in her forties. Today it is an 18-year-old male.

10) Some speculate that before his death Heinrich Dreser had become addicted to heroin, the drug he had originally chosen to market over aspirin. He died of a stroke, something that might have been prevented had he been taking aspirin daily. Apparently one bad decision can haunt you for the rest of your life.

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Comments (28)

Nov 11, 2009
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Mar 25, 2010
waffles said...
wow thats kinda werid that people would rather take heroin the asprin in 1898 but i guess its a different time any other werid or fun facts please email me. its something different that we dont hear about very often.

Thanks
Waffles

Apr 13, 2010
BigNig said...
Interesting...
Apr 20, 2010
Makeety Makondo said...
A lot of people in this time would rather take heroin than aspirin. The more things change, the more they stay the same. When it comes to drugs, nothing substantial ever really changes.
Jun 08, 2010
mr. teacher sir said...
dont do drugs.
Feb 09, 2011
Emily kneath said...
wow i cant believe all these things that people say about herion.. all iknow is that this drug is the one that ismost addictive to... you get addicted to it more than a cigerette.. how dumb is that... i think that police officers should look more for drugs than they do now. so many people get away with it its like they dont care for their jobs... it just gets me sometime.... but then again i should not worry so much because hey i am not the one that is in a possition..of doing drugs so i dont really care.. but to thoughs people out their that are doing drugs should really watch what they do... i mean dont you want to live a long time?
well just to tell you somthin doin this drug herion is not going to get yuo anywhere but death. you would not belive how much time this takes off you life.. this is just a total waste of time.... and i am in 6th grade and i already know whats right maybe you people that do this dont know what their thinking.... anmautuers.... dont hate because i know whats right.. maybe you will learn something some day....ha cuz i did from my teacher... ms. cotton.. i am proud to know this stuff to and it is going to get me some where good in life... thats by making the best decisions ha ha ....
Feb 10, 2011
Emily kneath said...
why dont people stop and think about what they are doing...cuz you know what people say think before you say things or act.. but doing drugs thats really something that you need to think about,like what is it going to do to you and stuff like that think about it haha...!!!!
Mar 01, 2011
Tbone said...
Heroin saved my life, i was close to killing myself after I lost $500,000. I started using heroin on the last $5000 and the world looked beautiful again. The withdrawal was horrible but now i am clean and being broke isnt that bad. I dont recommend this but it was my hero. Oh yeah i got off it using methadone and that was a great substance also.
Mar 08, 2011
PwninN00BZ said...
wow tbone...
Mar 08, 2011
DoNtDoDrUgSkIdS said...
heroin is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
Mar 08, 2011
PwninN00BZ said...
yaahhh buddieeee
Mar 08, 2011
DoNtDoDrUgSkIdS said...
so hows it goin pwn
Mar 08, 2011
PwninN00BZ said...
goin pretty good hbu dont?
Mar 08, 2011
DoNtDoDrUgSkIdS said...
pretty good... NOT TAKING DRUGS ;P
Mar 08, 2011
PwninN00BZ said...
Good u better not beee
Mar 08, 2011
DoNtDoDrUgSkIdS said...
YAA
Apr 04, 2011
fiy said...
HEROIN IS SO COOL AND MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY
Apr 25, 2011
AllieKat said...
I think that it's weird that a little sixth grader is commenting on a heroin blog... And heroin doesn't actually take ANY time off of your life. Studies show it slows your aging down. Heroin is DEFINITELY NOT the worst drug. Meth is by far the worse. The withdraw may not be nearly as bad, but the side effects when high are horrible and can actually cause schizophrenia. Many people go literally insane while taking meth and the worse part is, you don't get better once you quit..
Apr 25, 2011
AllieKat said...
BTW The only two reasons why Heroin kills some people is because some people put CUT into it sometimes even poison. And the only other reason is people who take to much and over dose.
Apr 26, 2011
Allison said...
ummm i dont tell people this alot but im 24 now and i use to be a total drug addict
and when people say they cant stop they mean it im all better now and i just tell evrybody not to try even though its awesome because it makes you feel like you can do anything one time i thought that i could fly so i stole a car and drove it to new york city and i didnt stop for 10 years and i look like im 40 years old when im only 24 i started when i was 14 and now i just smoke a lot of weed.
May 31, 2011
Leahmarie said...
Heroin is awesome or at least makes u feel that way but it is very very bad, never try it. It will destroy ur life and take everything from u
Jul 01, 2011
patrick said...
hey emily when i was in 6th grade i said the same things. you just really dont understand the reasons for useing.
Oct 25, 2011
kuhn said...
for school were doing drug research and i found this site. if u do drugs u cant stop there is alot of worse drugs. but still Dont do drugs and if any want to send me stuff my email is 15jkuhn@usd489.com or kuhn.jason14@gmail.com... shoot me an e-mail
thanx
Nov 07, 2011
Jwi said...
Id like to meet Mrs Cotton id snort a line of her. :)
Nov 29, 2011
lol said...
bitches and hoes suck dick and use heroin
Jan 11, 2012
BiggerNig said...
wtf!!
Feb 06, 2012
Phyyronian Ataraxia said...
LOL yes JWI i was thinking the same
Also dope saved my life as well. I still use but due to a lot of massive issues in my life i finally got a clear enough head to realize what i wanted in life. Im in college shoot maybe two times a day or take my suboxen when all is good. Don't demonize a drug. Demonize the idiots that give it a bad name. I've never once stolen or hurt others for my addiction. Probably hard to believe right? You can blame the media for that. I work 30 hours and go to school full time and how have drugs ruined me? Not at all good bean not at all :)
Feb 10, 2012
jbarr said...
Come back in ten years, when you all have a little time under your belts. Phyyronian Ataraxia: Give it some time, you will lie, steal and cheat to get your next high. Fooling with drugs is always a bad choice. My boyfriend lost his job, children and family over this drug! Using heroin is like playing russian roulette with your life, and you don't always win. By the way how do you expect to have a career when most places drug test now?? It will destroy your life.

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