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Morphine was more widely used after the invention of the hypodermic syringe in 1853–1855. [17] [19] Sertürner originally named the substance morphium, after the Greek god of dreams, Morpheus, as it has a tendency to cause sleep. [19] [20] The primary source of morphine is isolation from poppy straw of the opium poppy. [21]
Blue mass, sometimes referred to as blue pill, an obsolete mercury-based patent medicine from the 17th century; Sildenafil (Viagra), sometimes referred to as the "blue pill" or the "little blue pill", since 1998, a medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction; Slang for Percocet, more specifically counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl
Extended-release (or slow-release) formulations of morphine are those whose effect last substantially longer than bare morphine, availing for, e.g., one administration per day. Conversion between extended-release and immediate-release (or "regular") morphine is easier than conversion to or from an equianalgesic dose of another opioid with ...
It is up to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, and can be deadly even in small doses, according to the CDC. ... rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in 20 ...
The compound is an alkaloid belonging to nymphaea caerulea, or blue lotus, but is also historically known as a morphine decomposition product made by boiling morphine with concentrated acid, hence the -morphine suffix. Contrary to its name, apomorphine does not actually contain morphine or its skeleton, nor does it bind to opioid receptors.
Carbonate derivatives of 14β-hydroxycodeine "viz., 14β-hydroxy-6-O-(methoxycarbonyl)codeine, 6-O-methoxycarbonyl-14β-(methoxycarbonyloxy)codeine, and 14β-acetoxy-6-O-methoxy-carbonylcodeine, potential substrates for ring C modification in morphinane (sic) alkaloids, were synthesized for the first time."
Acute use (1–3 days) yields a potency about 1.5× stronger than that of morphine and chronic use (7 days+) yields a potency about 2.5 to 5× that of morphine. Similarly, the effect of tramadol increases after consecutive dosing due to the accumulation of its active metabolite and an increase of the oral bioavailability in chronic use.
Layne was charged with alleged possession of a controlled substance. Investigators reported she was in possession of 22 morphine pills, according to WSFA. The sheriff told WSFA he believed Layne's death was drug-related, although an autopsy had not yet been completed. Jail or Agency: Elmore County Jail; State: Alabama; Date arrested or booked ...