Sigmund Freud

The Founder of Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, Was a Cocaine Addict. He Would Often Prescribe the Drug to His Wife and Friends Too.

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. Although health care providers can use it for valid medical purposes, such as local anesthesia for some surgeries, recreational cocaine use is illegal. But do you know which famous neurologist was a cocaine addict?  Sigmund Freud, […]

The Founder of Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, Was a Cocaine Addict. He Would Often Prescribe the Drug to His Wife and Friends Too. Read More »