The Victorians' obsession with cocaine: How discovery of 'wonder' drug's numbing effect in EYE operations triggered explosion in popularity - and even Sherlock Holmes was a user
When its anaesthetic properties were demonstrated in 1884, one US neurologist breathlessly hailed a discovery 'almost as wonderful and important' as electricity.
When its anaesthetic properties were demonstrated in 1884, one US neurologist breathlessly hailed a discovery 'almost as wonderful and important' as electricity.
