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The writer, speaking as the drug heroin, relates that in 1810, a new "wonder drug" known as morphine was developed (apparently in Germany) to combat severe pain in those undergoing medical operations or suffering from traumatic injuries. The writer discusses how by the middle 1850s, morphine was available in the United States - where it eventually became evident, in the aftermath of the Civil War, that morphine was highly addictive and so the search was on for something non-addictive but equally potent in combating pain (Heroin Awareness Foundation, 2002). The writer relates that it became the answer to morphine - though its potential was not recognized at first.

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"I am Heroin. In 1810, a new "wonder drug" known as morphine was developed (apparently in Germany) to combat severe pain in those undergoing medical operations or suffering from traumatic injuries. By the middle 1850s, morphine was available in the United States - where it eventually became evident, in the aftermath of the Civil War, that morphine was highly addictive. The search was on for something non-addictive but equally potent in combating pain (Heroin Awareness Foundation, 2002). Suffice it to say, I became the answer to morphine - though my potential was not recognized at first."

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