Drugs that enslave : $b The opium, morphine, chloral and hashisch habitsKane, H. H. (Harry Hubbell)
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Drugs that enslave : $b The opium, morphine, chloral and hashisch habits
Kane, H. H. (Harry Hubbell)
Drug addiction
Mr. Cruise, pharmaceutical chemist, said that at first he refused to serve
the solution, but on reference to his junior assistant he was informed
that Mrs. Frampton had been frequently supplied with the solution. In
August, September and October, he supplied nine bottles each month, the
last being on the 30th ult.
Dr. Norman described the state he found deceased in, and stated that when
Mr. Norman and Dr. Jackson were called in they discovered on the upper
part of both arms a large number of old scars, which they were informed
were the result of hypodermic injections five years ago. There were no
recent marks about the arms, but upon both thighs there were a large
number of similar marks, and also several marks of recent punctures.
Around some of these latter there was a redness of the skin in different
stages, and one particularly had the appearance of having been made within
twenty-four hours. He was of opinion that Mrs. Frampton died from tetanus,
caused by the punctures made in the thighs for the purpose of injecting a
solution of morphia. He had been shown three syringes, all of which were
in a dirty condition, apparently not having been wiped dry after using.
The steel needles were in a very rusty state, which would be likely to set
up inflammation.
The jury returned a verdict to the effect, “That the deceased died from
tetanus, or lockjaw, caused by inflammation arising from punctures made
by the deceased herself, for the purpose of subcutaneous injection of a
solution of morphia.”[38]
The newspaper report of the following case has been kindly sent me by
F. W. Barkitt, L.R.C.P., etc., Dublin, Ireland. The extract is from the
_Irish Times_ newspaper, October 23d, 1870, giving an account of the
coroner’s inquest:—
The patient was a governess, single, aged 56, and addicted to the morphine
habit, using the drug hypodermically.
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