Question 1

what is morphine ?

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Narcotic drug: Morphine is a narcotic pharmaceutical, a natural substance derived from the opium poppy. 
It can be very effective for severe pain, both acute and chronic, and is often given to ease pain after surgery.
However, like all narcotics it can have many side effects and is very habituating with danger of addiction and dependence. 
See https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682133.html

Question 2

what medicine contains morphine?

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Morphine: Morphine is usually not in a combined medication. There is one significant exception and that is combination Morphine/Naltrexone. The latter blocks some of the effects of morphine, theoretically preventing addiction.

Question 3

is expired morphine safe to use?

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Expired morphine: In general expired medications still do work. In the real world (everything else but the usa) especially africa expired medications are used. As long as they are not expired by more than 12 mo. In the usa the fda and the lawyers will be after us if an expired med was given and you had a problem.

Question 4

80mg morphine daily. is this safe?

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Morphine dosage: That depends. If you have been on opiates - lortab, percocet, ect. I may be perfectly safe as long as it's given in divided doses - say three times a day where it totals 80mg. For someone who never takes opiates, to take 80 mg of morphine all at once could kill them by supressing respiration. This effect is amplified by alcohol, benzos and medicines like soma (carisoprodol).

Question 5

what medications contain morphine?

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Brand Names: are MSContin, Avinza, (morphine) Kadian, Roxanol,  to name a few. Codeine is metabolized to Morphine so it will generally be present in Urine Tox Screens.

Question 6

what is similar to a morphine drip?

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Continuous infusion: A morphine drip is a continuous morphine intravenous infusion. Pain medications such as morphine can be administered as an infusion to help with constant pain. In some cases, a patient controlled administraion infusion (PCA) system is used whereby you can safely administer yourself an extra dose when needed for severe pain.

Question 7

what can morphine do for the dying?

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Narcotic analgesic: Opioid analgesics are a group of both naturally occurring and synthetic compounds that have morphine-like activity. Narcotic analgesics are the most efficacious agents available for relief of pain. The "major" narcotic analgesics (morphine, oxycodone and meperidine) are indicated for moderate to severe pain.

Question 8

what are common nicknames for morphine?

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Morphine: There are none. Sometimes a reference is made to the actual morphine product eg Kadian, MS Contin etc....

Question 9

how do i make morphine fornebulization?

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Get a pro: Morphine can be nebulized, but this needs to be set up by an experienced, skilled compounding pharmacist.  Accidental overdose with lethal consequences can result from amateur attempts.
Prescription for this is possible in the hands of a skilled pain doc.
James dillard, md.

Question 10

how is morphine used now and in the 1930s?

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Several reasons.: Morphine is used for pain (acute and chronic) and shortness of breath.  It has always been used for pain, earlier on it was for sleep, and during the last decades it was considered a must give for chest pain patients.  That has since changed.  .  Some people use it for entertainment purposes, but that is not the purpose as prescribed by a physician or legally prescribed in the United States.

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