5.17 - A Genus of German Drugs

The History of Medicine

23-03-2022 • 8 mins

This episode, we catch up on some developments in the world of opioids while we've been away from it. Oxycodone gets developed, and plays a role in World War II. Methadone is discovered, and ironically becomes a treatment for opioid addiction, and finally, fentanyl is created and abused.

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