DOI: 10.2217/pmt.15.23Ĭocaine started earning a reputation as a high-priced high in the 1970s. Topical treatment in pain medicine: From ancient remedies to modern usage. Although this is rare, a doctor may administer the drug for medical reasons, including as a local anesthetic (typically in paste form) for some surgeries. Today, cocaine is classified as a Schedule II drug, meaning it has a high potential for misuse. government officially banned cocaine in 1922. From cocaine to ropivacaine: The history of local anesthetic drugs. The drug’s potential for misuse became apparent quickly, as it resulted in addiction among doctors and even patient deaths. (Talk about an upper.)Ĭocaine’s reign as the darling drug of doctors was short. DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.22287523.1890 Sigmund Freud also prescribed it frequently as a cure for depression and impotence. Cocaine: What is the crack? A brief history of the use of cocaine as an anesthetic. It was even one of the earliest ingredients in Coca-Cola, although you’ll no longer find it in your soda can. The drug was used as a psychostimulant and local anesthetic. Coca: The history and medical significance of an ancient Andean tradition. One scientist isolated the active compound in the coca plant, creating modern-day cocaine.
The explorers then brought coca leaves back to Europe.īut it wasn’t until the late 19th century that cocaine made its way into Western medicine. In the early 1500s, European explorers recorded Incans and Peruvians chewing on the plant’s leaves to relieve depression and serve as an anesthetic. The chemical compound comes from Erythroxylum, the coca bush.
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