Heroin was originally marketed as a treatment for addiction to which substances?

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Heroin was originally marketed as a treatment for addiction to which substances?

Heroin was marketed in the late 19th century as a way to treat people addicted to opioids, specifically opium and morphine. It was developed and promoted as a safer, less addictive substitute for morphine and as a remedy for morphine- and opium-use problems, rather than as a treatment for cocaine, alcohol, or nicotine addiction. This marketing reflected the era’s belief that a modified opioid could help wean people off other opioids, a claim that turned out to be false as heroin itself became highly addictive.

Heroin was marketed in the late 19th century as a way to treat people addicted to opioids, specifically opium and morphine. It was developed and promoted as a safer, less addictive substitute for morphine and as a remedy for morphine- and opium-use problems, rather than as a treatment for cocaine, alcohol, or nicotine addiction. This marketing reflected the era’s belief that a modified opioid could help wean people off other opioids, a claim that turned out to be false as heroin itself became highly addictive.

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