Diacetylmorphine

Diacetylmorphine Or known as Heroin is an opioid analgesic synthesized in 1874 by adding two acetyl to a morphine molecule. It works, upon ingestion, when are body converts it basically into morphine. It was originally used for a cough suppressant but obviously has become illegal and no used recreationally. MEDICAL USE: Diacetylmorphine was prescribed in the United Kingdom as a strong analgesic where it was given via IV. Its use includes treatment for acute pain, such as severe physical physical trauma, post surgical pain, and chronic pain, such as cancer and other terminal illnesses. Other countries use this as a form of morphine. In 2005 there was a shortage of diacetylmorphine, causing most hospitals to change to morphine.