Posted by Festus on February 28, 2004, at 23:40:19
In reply to Re: Methadone for depression for me?? » Festus, posted by Chairman_MAO on February 28, 2004, at 8:18:40
One thing to remember,concerning the historical use of Opiates,is the fact that a truly"lethal"form of an Opiate derivative was not even available to overdose on until Morphine was first synthesized.That was back in the Civil War days,just in time to meet the needs of the severely wounded thousands of men who were a product of that war.So profuse was the need and availability of the Morphine,that,literally,thousands of soldiers became addicts after it was over.This by-product of that terrible time was known widely as"the Soldiers Disease".Anyway,so much for the history lesson,but it makes for some interesting reading if you look up the origins and follow the history of these early pain-meds and how they evolved into what they later became.Festus
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