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Why does morphine heroin and codeine have similar effects on the body?
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∙ 13y ago
Morphine and Codiene are both Opiates in that they are derived from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum.It is not clear whether they have the same, or different, mechanisms of action. http://psy.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/44/6/515
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∙ 13y agoBecause morphine, heroin, and codeine are essentially the same drug in different strengths as they are all alkaloids extracted from the liquid inside an opium poppy.
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You did one line of heroin two months ago will it show up in a hair follicle?
Heroin breaks down into codeine and morphine. Codeine breaks down into morphine. The opiate drug tests look for codeine, morphine, and 6-acetyl-morphine. The presence of 6-acetyl-morphine is relatively conclusive of recent heroin use, but is only detectable for a few hours after use. The presence of codeine can be the result of either heroin or codeine use. The presence of morphine can be the result of the use of heroin, codeine, or morphine. Relative levels of codeine and morphine can help determine their origin.
What is heroin's classification?
opiates (heroin, opium, codeine, morphine)
Will naltrexone get you high?
It is used to treat people that have addiction problems. Naltrexone blocks the effects of drugs such as heroin, morphine, and codeine.
What are depressant drugs that are made from or are similar to opium?
Those are called narcotics. They include morphine, heroin, and codeine, among others.
Why is heroin proved to be more effective than morphine and codeine?
Heroin is in its pure state and bonds to opiate receptors in the brain far better than morphine and codeine. Codeine is a derivative of opium where as heroin is actual opium. Codeine and Morphine are broken down and made relatively safe by pharmaceutical companies, where as heroin is made to be strong, without proper dosing. They both (codeine, morphine) bond differently than heroin and to less receptors in the brain, making them less effective, as well as addictive. Both are still very addictive, beware.
Does codeine show as an opiate same as heroin in drug test?
Yes. Codeine is very similar to morphine, chemically. A small amount of codeine is converted by a patient's liver into morphine--usually about 10%. Its THIS small amount of morphine that give codeine its analgesic effect. So 30mg of codeine in a T3 tablet should produce the same effects as 3mg of morphine.
What are the differences between heroin and diladid?
Heroin (Dieactylmorphine) is derived straight from the opium poppy and dilaudid is a synthetoc opioid. They have very similar effects, but are both very different drugs. Heroin will show up on a standard opiate test because it metabolizes into morphine. Dilaudid doesnt metabolize into morphine or codeine so it will not show up on a standard opiate test because it is a synthetic opioid.
What are opium derivatives?
Opium derivatives are substances synthesized from morphine, codeine, or thebaine, such as Heroin (from morphine) and Oxycodone (from thebaine).
What shows the same results as codeine on a drug test?
Codeine is derived from opium as is morphine and heroin. i take hydrcodone.in my drug test it showed codeine why?
Morphine what is a close related drug?
Heroin, oxycontin, and percodan produce effects very similar to morphine. Other opiate painkillers such as percocet and vicodin will produce comparable effects, however they are less intense.
What is an illegal narcotic derived from morphine?
Heroin.....oxycodone.....codeine.....basically all opiate narcotic painkillers are derived from morphine and study of morphine's amazing powers!
Which are narcotic drugs?
Drugs such as opium, morphine, heroin, codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl, and methadone.
