
Morphine for a Child’s Cough
When your children get sick, it makes you feel horrible, and you want to do anything in your power to make them feel better. Nowadays, the best treatment for children includes antibiotics to help flush their systems of illness and kill off the bacteria causing concern. Have you ever wondered what doctors would use to treat coughs in children back in Victorian times? They actually used Morphine to treat a child’s cough. Morphine is a very strong opiate found naturally in opium, which is likely what doctors gave children during Victorian times. Doctors believed this potent opiate could stop the coughing and make the child healthy again. Morphine has a high potential for abuse, making it one of the most dangerous drugs available legally.