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What does it mean when a dr. tells you that you do not have the brain receptacles to a drug because it will not have no effect on accident i took about 20 morphine pills i thought they were ibuprophen tabs, family rushed me to emergency room thinking i wa

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That : That is not clear to me. There must have been a mis-communication. Morphine typically causes mental status changes and respiratory depression. If a patient is chronically on morphine, then it takes more of it to be toxic to the patient. So i wonder if the doctor meant that.

Answered 10/3/2016

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