The American Medical Association initially endorses heroin…

1899 CE

The American Medical Association initially endorses heroin as safe for respiratory ailments, continuing the profession's long reliance on opiate medications, soon after the introduction of the new drug as a non-addictive substitute for morphine by the Bayer Company in 1898.

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → American Medical Association (AMA) View → Bayer AG View →

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Narcotics View →

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Medicine View → Pharmacology View →

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