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What is Morphine and how is it used?
Morphine is a narcotic analgesic. Morphine
was first isolated from opium in 1805 by
a German pharmacist, Wilhelm Sertürner.
Sertürner described it as the Principium
Somniferum. He named it morphium - after
Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams. Today
morphine is isolated from opium in substantially
larger quantities - over 1000 tons per year
- although most commercial opium is converted
into codeine by methylation. On the illicit
market, opium gum is filtered into morphine
base and then synthesized into heroin.
Morphine can be taken orally in tablet form,
and can also injected subcutaneously, intramuscularly,
or intravenously; the last is the route preferred
by those who are dependent on morphine.
What are the side effects of Morphine use?
- anxiety
- constipation
- depressed or irritable mood
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- exaggerated sense of well-being
- light - headedness
- nausea
- sedation
- sweating
- vomiting
- agitation
- allergic reaction
- appetite loss
- apprehension
- involuntary movement of the eyeball
- "pinpoint" pupils
- itching
- rash
- rigid muscles
- seizure
- swelling due to fluid retention
- tingling or pins and needles
- tremor
- uncoordinated muscle movements
- weakness
- abdominal pain
- abnormal thinking
- accidental injury
- memory loss
- blurred vision / double vision
- chills
- cramps
- diarrhea
- inability to urinate
- dreams
- dry mouth
- facial flushing
- fainting / faintness
- floating feeling
- hallucinations
- headache
- high/low blood pressure
- hives
- insomnia
What are the symptoms of a Morphine overdose?
- cold clammy skin
- flaccid muscles
- fluid in the lungs
- lowered blood pressure
- "pinpoint" or dilated pupils
- sleepiness
- stupor
- coma
- slowed breathing
- slow pulse rate
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