Morphine
Timeline
| 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] |
References
- Pure Food and Drug Act. 1906.