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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Getting the measure of pain
In the 20th century doctors tried to find a way to measure pain. But even when ‘objective’ measures were rejected, an accurate understanding of another’s pain remained frustratingly elusive.
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Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
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Hypodermic and Tumour Syringes.
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Hypodermic Syringes. Manufacturer's catalogue, p. 321.
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Hypodermic Syringes. Manufacturer's catalogue, p. 322.
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Hypodermic Syringes. Manufacturer's catalogue, p. 319.
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Alexander Wood's Hypodermic syringe, 19th century