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Morphine Addiction
Morphine – or chemical compounds similar to morphine – have been known to man for centuries. In fact, the ancient civilization of Byzantium used a poppy-seed-based solution very similar to morphine in its description. When the Ottoman Turks overthrew Byzantium, the recipe disappeared for centuries. Then, in 1522 the physician Paracelsus, somehow rediscovered the recipe and named it laudanum. By the nineteenth century, laudanum was a medical standard. Modern day morphine was first extracted from the poppy in 1804. Amazingly, it was marketed to the public in 1817 as a cure for alcoholism and opium addiction! In a way, it worked; people dropped the other substances and became addicted to Morphine. Morphine was the most abused narcotic in the world until the invention of heroin in 1898. While heroin is much more potent, people can just as easily become addicted to morphine as they can any other narcotic. Below are some basic facts about morphine. If you have any other questions, or if you are suffering from morphine addiction or abuse, call Vista Bay right away. We can help. Q) What is Morphine? A) 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. Q) How is Morphine used? A) Morphine can be taken orally in tablet form. It can also injected subcutaneously, intramuscularly, or intravenously; the last is the route preferred by those who are dependent on morphine. Q) What are the side effects of Morphine? A) Anxiety
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Q) What is Morphine addiction? A) Morphine is highly addictive. Tolerance (the need for higher and higher doses to maintain the same effect) and physical and psychological dependence develop quickly. Withdrawal from morphine causes nausea, tearing, yawning, chills, and sweating lasting up to three days. Morphine crosses the placental barrier, and babies born to morphine-using mothers go through withdrawal. Pregnant women who are using morphine are urged to seek help immediately for their addiction. Addictive drugs activate the brain's reward systems. The promise of reward is very intense, so the individual cravubg the drug focuses most or all of their activities around taking the drug. It’s this strong activation of the brain reward mechanisms that ultimately causes addiction. Drugs also reduce a person's level of consciousness, harming the ability to think or be fully aware of present surroundings. Q) What are possible drug interactions when using Morphine? A) Morphine users are highly cautioned to avoid using any of the medications below:
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