Drug History Timeline
Drug History Timeline. clear Search. 428 Items. clear Drug . Alcohol. Cacao (cocoa, chocolate) Caffeine (coffee, tea, cola, etc.) Cannabis (marijuana) Coca (cocaine) LSD (lysergic acid …
1973 CE Creation of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
The Drug Enforcement Administration was created by President Richard Nixon through an Executive Order in July 1973. The purpose of creating this institution was to establish a single …
1493 - 1541 CE Paracelsus: inventor of laudanum - drugtimeline.ca
With his standardization of laudanum, Sydenham promoted the ideals of purity and standardized doses. But he also maintained a healthy skepticism about the limits of drugs. The best thing a …
c. 1155 CE Sufis draw attention to cannabis and take the blame
Drugs: Cannabis (marijuana) Regions: Middle East, Iran: Topics: Cultural factors (social, religious, ritual), Health and social problems
Opium cultivation and trade under the Mughal Dynasty
Drugs: Opium (morphine, heroin, opioids) Regions: Asia, India: Topics: Cultivation, production and trade
1909 - 1922 CE The prohibition movement begins in Sweden
Source: Austin, G. A. et al. (1979). Perspectives on the history of psychoactive substance use. NIDA.
1890 CE Opium dens appear in Vancouver and Victoria
This Week In History: A Vancouver World reporter checks out the opium dens of Chinatown. Related Timeline Items The Opium Act: the beginning of drug prohibition in Canada (1908 CE) …
1927 - 1962 CE The Liquor Act is passed in South Africa
Source: The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect (2013). South African History Online.
Scythians use opium and cannabis in religious ritual
A once-in-a-lifetime discovery by Russian archaeologist Andrey Belinski has provided new insight into their drug-using reputation. While excavating what appeared to be an ancient burial site, …
Pedanius Dioscorides includes cannabis and opium in his list of …
The five-volume work contains excellent descriptions of nearly 600 plants, including cannabis (for lessening inflammation, treating earache, and birth control). It also describes the medicinal …