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Bayer's cough medicine that became the world's most efficient way to ruin a life.
means A highly addictive opioid drug made from morphine, used illegally for its intense euphoric high.
from Coined by Bayer in 1898 from German heroisch, heroic, for the heroic, strong feeling it gave patients before anyone understood the trap.
Sold legallyMarketed as a non-addictive cough remedy.
Morphine kinSynthesized directly from morphine, itself from poppies.
Fast metabolismBody converts it back to morphine within minutes.
Brand fadeBayer dropped it as addiction soared.