Seminar Title: "Before There Were Schedules: Narcotics and Stimulants in 19th Century American Society"
Presented by: Emma Verstraete, PhD, RPA
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
Seminar Objectives
Following the presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Understand how societal views of narcotics and stimulants changed throughout the 19th century
- Discuss the use of narcotics and stimulants in common pharmaceutical preparations and patent medicines
- Explain how the Civil War impacted narcotic addiction rates
This seminar was presented on September 11, 2023.
CE will not be provided for this seminar.