Can anybody tell me who discovered/invented heroin?!
Question:
Can anybody tell me who discovered/invented heroin?
I would also like to know what it was intended to be for. Drug addiction was just discussed in class and the topic of drug addiction came up, and this was the bonus question. If I get this right, I get incentives, which I really need. Please include sources. Thank you.
Answers:
Heinrich Dreser, a German physician, discovered heroin in 1895. He mixed acetyls with morphine, and thus, heroin was created. Heroin was then marketed by the Bayer company. At first, it was believed to counter morphine addiction, and that it had no side effects. However, this proved to be untrue.