Heroin was banned from being imported and prescribed in Australia in 1953. These prohibition measures were brought about through international pressure. Up until then, heroin was widely used as a painkiller and in cough mixtures.
Source: History of drug laws (2015). New South Wales State Library.
| Drugs: | Opium (morphine, heroin, opioids) |
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| Regions: | Australia/Oceania |
| Topics: | Prohibition |
