Doctors in the 19th century had few tools to actua...  ...ses and repair injuries, but they had one miracle drug that seemed to make everything better- opium. It...  ...n 1888, according to a survey of the city’s drug stores. “In 1890, opiates were sold in an u...

Physicians and chemists who formulated drugs began writing of their wonders and publishing the...  ...xts and newspapers in the late 1700s. From there, drug advertising took off as both doctors and the publ...  ...lleviate pain and health problems. Over time, the drugs changed a...