Medical Malpractice

What kind of sedatives were utilized in asylums back in the mid 1900s?

I'm writing a story and need this info. Pretty sure it wasn't morphine, thats used today. I'd like something a bit more decadent.

Public Comments

1. Depending on where your story takes place, hypnosis.
2. Laudanum, cocaine, and the ever popular lobotomy.
3. Laudanum, Ether, Opium, Chloroform and the ever popular strait jacket. if all else failed.