TIL Heroin derives its name from "heroic", as it was originally marketed as a non-addictive wonder cure to morphine addiction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin#History



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 06:04PM by a_midgets_last_stand http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zglte/til_heroin_derives_its_name_from_heroic_as_it_was/