Effects of morphine and how it can be taken???

Question

help! we have a test at school.. we have to do about certain drugs, their effects and how they can be taken? ..... others i am cool with but i really need help with morphine.... ASAP PLEEASE!

Answer 1

You can go to the chemist and buy morphine over the counter as a treatment for diarrhoea, and for symptomatic relief of dry cough, it gives you a pleasant warm feeling on the way down.  The product is sold either as "kaolin and morph", "J.Collis-Browne's mixture" or "Chlorodene" not sure of the spelling.

I add this to the contribution of others to illustrate that as long as drugs are not abused they can be beneficial.

Answer 2

i had morphine after an operation to ease the pain & they did it via a drip...unfortunately, i could not tolerate it...it made me feel very sick...which can be one of the side effects of it.

i think morphine is also available in tablet form too.

Answer 3

Morphine is a strong opioid analgesic drug. It is particularly useful for treating severe continuous pain of visceral or soft tissue organs.

Morphine produces sedation, euphoria, and analgesia; it may both depress respiration, and induce hypotension.

Histamine is released following administration, this may contribute to its vasodilatory effects, and may also cause bronchoconstriction.

Side effects include,

Respiratory depression, Cardiovascular depression, Nausea, drowsiness, pupillary constriction.

Morphine can be taken orally or given by an IV injection. It will take 2-3 mins to work and not reach the peak of effectiveness until 10-20 mins.

Morphine is a class A drug controlled under schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs regulations 1985.

Answer 4

Constipation is the worst, leading to lethargy, loss of appetite and after a prolonged period a change in personality!  

Answer 5

My husband was given morphine injections every 4 hours in the hospital when he was first diagnosed with cancer.

It gave him mood swings. Made him extremely constipated. He lost his appetite. It only dulled his pain he still needed vicoden to completely absolve the pain.

It does come in pill form also.

Answer 6

Morphine is an opioid. It kills pain by blocking the receptors in the spine and therefore blocks the pain sensation. It can be taken in the form of a tablet, liquid and can be given in a patch. Good luck! x  

Answer 7

i had morphine when i broke my arm and i was given it via injection and it eased the pain, it can also make you very sick if you are allergic.

Answer 8

hi ralph from  england here morphine can be taken three ways that i personally know of, injection the most direct way to relieve pain, liquid called oramorph, that is also quite quick to relieve pain, then you have tablet form, called M.S.T. this comes in various doeses, 10mg up to 200mg, they are called M.S.T. continus,prolonged release morphine sulphate, when you take these tablet the morphine is released over a 12 hour period. hope this helps you, stay happy ralph.

Answer 9

i take morphine mine is diluted in water and its called mst it deadens the pain

Answer 10

morphine can be taken orally by tablet or in liquid form

also it can be given intravenesly for rapid pain relief i.e in a bad car accident

hope this helps