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morphine

Narcotic alkaloid, C17H19NO3, derived from opium and prescribed only to alleviate severe pain. Its use produces serious side effects, including nausea, constipation, tolerance, and addiction, but it is highly valued for the relief of the terminally ill.

The risk of addiction arising from the use of morphine for pain relief is much lower than for recreational use (about 1 in 3,000) as the drug is processed differently by the body when pain is present.



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As well expect the morphine victims to legislate the sale of morphine out of existence.
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Thus was I bluntly dismissed from the poop, only to find Mugridge sleeping soundly from the morphine I had given him.
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It was like some frightful scourge--the morphine habit, or something of that sort.
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