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codeineOpium derivative that provides analgesia in mild to moderate pain. It also suppresses the cough centre of the brain. It is an alkaloid, derived from morphine but less toxic and addictive. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Laboratory evaluation revealed that the foreign body was a hardened mixture of codeine and opium wrapped in a small sheet of nylon--what we called an "opioma. So the father of her child told Fisher that her codeine habit drove him into the arms of another man. When taken in excessive doses--some kids swallow as much as 30 times the safe dosage--DXM acts on the brain like heroin, codeine, or morphine. |
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