Drug |
Synthesized by |
Intended Use |
Actual Use |
Current Use |
Criminalized in U.S. |
Cocaine |
Friedrich Gaedcke at a pharmacy in Domitz in 1855 |
Local anesthetic, teeth whitener |
Toothache drops, treatment for morphine addiction |
Snorted, smoked, or injected as party drug |
1970 |
Heroin |
Felix Hoffman at Bayer in 1897 |
Treatment for morphine addiction and tuberculosis |
Cough suppressant, treatment for morphine addiction |
Injected or smoked to induce euphoria and stupor |
1924 |
Ecstasy (MDMA) |
Anton Köllisch at Merck in 1912 |
Treatment for abnormal bleeding |
None |
Ingested in pill form as rave drug |
1985 |
LSD |
Albert Hoffman at Sandoz Laboratories in 1938 |
Respiratory and circulatory stimulant |
Alcoholism, psychiatric panacea, CIA truth serum |
Ingested to induce hallucinations |
1966 |