At the Turn of the Twentieth Century, Diacetylmorphine Was Synthesized

question 57

Multiple Choice

At the turn of the twentieth century, diacetylmorphine was synthesized, creating the most powerful of the opiates, __________, marketed as a nonhabit-forming analgesic to take the place of morphine.

• A) heroin
• B) morphium
• C) marijuana
• D) opium

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