New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-03
COCAINE HiRMLESS DRUG.
AN EXPERIENCED PHYSICIANS OPINION
so SUCH THING As A COCAINE HABIr-RfsULr OF
LNp.n1,i n,.rs--nn RlADLEY's CASE

80 SUCH THING As A COCAINE HABIT-RE5ULI or
IXPsGIMEHTs--DE. BRADLfY's CASE.
The case Of DR.. Bradley, of Chicago, reported
to bacoms insane because OF an excessive use OF
cocaine has subject Of great interest to physl'
clans THIS city. one of those, who is well KNOWN
whose specially Il diseases of airpassaGes aud VINO
has probably usel moro cocaine in his practice thah
any other phyc of the country gave last evening an
interesting account of tho drug and tile result oil
mis- experiments with It. lie was emphatic ID
the assertion Dr. Bradleys demcnta was not dne
to the OF cocaine and that there was no danger OF
"cocaiue habit" After referring to the use OF coca
leaves by 100000 Of tho natives South America ana
the effects enabling them to endure extreme vicissi
tudes, he said:
In the spring OF 1873 DR.. Roller, of Vienna, dscOv
cred the effect of cocaine upon the eyes Dr. Noyes oil
this city, hearing Dr. Rollers lecture on the subject
wrote OF it In The Nc3icW Rec0Td Tor sep
tembcr 90 and tie next morning tho wide-awake
members OF the American medical profession began eX-
perimcnis with the In using cocaine in the up
per air passages | discovered that 1t was valuable
agent OF hayfevor asthma etc. On local appli-
cation It would arrest case ofhay-fevcr or severe
cold IN sixty seconds because it expelled the blood by
ccuntcractng the vascular dstenton due to the In
nnmmation. This was IN october, 1881. From that
time I have uscd cocaine IN hundreds of cases,
and in no instance have known Of any
bad effects. have not only had
large number OF patients under my personal
observation and have able to watch the local aud
constitutional effects OF cocaine bnt in nearly rs large
number OF Of hayfycr through correspondence.
Erowlcd &c OF the drugs effects has to WITH
exception tho result has been favorable and in no
case has there boon dcctcrous result Many men suf
fcrng from hayicycr, who have had large interests de-
pending on them, have como to ne and said: / hear
that this dangerous drug. Am running any risk in
its usc In order to DE able to say corscnntiOusy and
honestly these people that the drug SAFE tried
..,aNtft los for
one or two days and then stopped
and watched iis effect kept this up for two months,
taking from five To ten grains and wound up on cleo
ton day with twenty-five grains FOR the twcnyfOur
hours took far larger doses than any Oi my patients
failed to form cocaine habit and proved to myself
that drug which cnslaycs. Tho drug pro-
duced a very attractive feeling OF Stimulation Iuever
enjoyed reading smoking my cigar much in my
lie while using A. The feeling passed oil In few
hours, and far could cicntously determined II
lott Just before there no reaction and
there wcr, no unpleasant results
THE characteristic feature OF cnsavug drugs. like
opium, hasAcc-h, choral. etc, while their Immediate
effect Is dc<tl j. o. cav' the user IN the agony Of
th" damned tho next dly T.cr confined use creates
craving VIII nothing Will sAti ~ but further resort
to ih. dIu- With co aIc there % absolutely no rcac-
ton. u1 unpleasant ling the next day, no craving Tor
tlc .ruc. ltit know. Ia two ~ My l"y-i Yer cases
uc r lent, found tn drug rcpuEnaut and only used
/ h,r.u.c compelled 20 To -ct relief.
The h7oi, al every discovery Ia medicine ma. he"n
/ ATTENDED VITA violent @ppo-iqon' ANA 80 II has
di-opv,ri,- ol ogr day. although may Pee Iitc en-
tal-,'c TDr hr. account Of ITS dangers came from
f , ,gc Il In; fir,r,,l ~ "a u.tl,n Who subgtiiHi.l
c.,.l"c Ton opium. Dr. GJitul, O -t Louis, reported
i.r.r! I,y % Co...'u.l uiiitc. Bear Boz m.uI that
those tico c. los are I'D Instance, ~ patients under the
. oi.-. $50 case ot cocaine hIht formed T., a0c, hs,
set appeared 300 IuDL / think wc mHy sly there
o.. we understand u ~ opium Ccrarly
Do confirm u.iIu.cutcrs or Iilc- f,-
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