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Heroin was processed by C.R. Alder Wright, in the year 1874. Wright was a famous English chemist that was employed in London, England at St. Mary’s Hospital. Wright had started to experiment with a combination of various acids and morphine. It was at this time that he created a highly potent form of morphine, sending the compound to the famed Owens College, located in Manchester.
The analysis from the college reported that “Doses were injected into young dogs and rabbits with the following results taken place commonly, fear, great prostration and sleepiness. There was a slight tendency to vomit in a few cases. The action of the heart was irregular and respirations were diminished. There was a loss of power over muscle movements and hind limbs.”