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Well, it created lots of morphine addicts. Soldiers treated with morphine for the pain of their injuries usually became addicts.
In 1898 Bayer began marketing of Heroin as a non-addictive morphine substitute, cough suppressant, and cure for morphine addiction. Many surviving civil war veterans that were morphine addicts switched to Heroin and became Heroin addicts.
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Was medicine in the civil war effective?
5
Best medicine used in the civil war?
opium and quinine
How was moss used as medicine in the civil war?
To bandage woinded soilders
What kind of medicine did they use during the civil war?
Bad ones
How did the civil war affect the English colonies in North America?
The English Civil War took a great affect on them because they had to decidewhether to support the king or the Parliament.
Was medicine in the civil war effective?
5
What medicine did they use during the Civil War?
tHEY USED A LOT OF MEDICINE, likeme!
Did the outcome of the civil war affect the us outcom?
It was the beginning of the Civil War.
How did the people get the medicine during the civil war?
slaves
When where and how was the medicine used in the American Civil War?
not sure...
What is the phone number of the National Museum Of Civil War Medicine in Frederick Maryland?
The phone number of the National Museum Of Civil War Medicine is: 301-695-1864.
The deadly medicine in the English Civil War?
Amputation was the deadly medicine in the English Civil War. Infection would often sit in and kill the soldier after losing a limb.
How did Fort Sumter affect the outcome of the US Civil War?
It was the beginning of the Civil War.
How did the civil war affect the way you live in US today?
how did the civil war affect the way you live in the united states today
What was the most common medicine used in the civil war?
morphine
Best medicine used in the civil war?
opium and quinine
Who created the medicine during the civil war?
Most of the medicine was made from nature, and alcoholic beverages!
