5.17 - A Genus of German Drugs

The History of Medicine by Kirby Gong

Mar 23, 20228:17Society & Culture

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 tre...

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