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First used in the early 1800s, morphine remains a widely used painkiller. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency recognizes morphine as the standard for measuring the potency of other analgesic drugs. For example, morphine is half as strong as heroin but has twelve times the potency of codeine<ref name=morphineaddictionhelp>[http://www.morphineaddictionhelp.com/history-of-morphine]</ref>. Morphine is most commonly used to treat severe pain and may be administered before and after surgeries. It is also used to treat long-term or chronic pain, such as in cancer patients. It may also be used as a cough suppressant<ref name=infoplease>[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0859771.html Morphine: Effects and Uses]</ref>. | First used in the early 1800s, morphine remains a widely used painkiller. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency recognizes morphine as the standard for measuring the potency of other analgesic drugs. For example, morphine is half as strong as heroin but has twelve times the potency of codeine<ref name=morphineaddictionhelp>[http://www.morphineaddictionhelp.com/history-of-morphine]</ref>. Morphine is most commonly used to treat severe pain and may be administered before and after surgeries. It is also used to treat long-term or chronic pain, such as in cancer patients. It may also be used as a cough suppressant<ref name=infoplease>[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0859771.html Morphine: Effects and Uses]</ref>. | ||
Brand names of morphine include Avinza, Kadian, MS Contin, MSIR, Oramorph SR, Roxanol, Roxanol-T, Astramorph, DepoDur, Duramorph <ref name=drugs2/><ref name=nlm/><ref>[http://arthritis.about.com/od/morphine/Morphine_Sulfate_Dosage_Side_Effects_Interactions_Warnings.htm]</ref>. | |||
== How Morphine Works == | == How Morphine Works == | ||
