MORPHINE ABUSE

Morphine's euphoric effects tend to cause many individuals to develop a Morphine abuse. Tolerance (the need for higher and higher doses to maintain the same effect) and physical and psychological Morphine abuse develop quickly.

Addictive drugs, such as Morphine activate the brain’s reward systems. The promise of reward is very intense, causing the individual to crave Morphine and to focus his or her activities around taking Morphine. The ability of Morphine to strongly activate brain reward mechanisms and its ability to chemically alter the normal functioning of these systems can produce a Morphine abuse. Morphine also reduces a person’s level of consciousness, harming the ability to think or be fully aware of present surroundings.

Individuals with a Morphine abuse may lose interest in daily activities and report loss of energy and boredom. Individuals who have acquired a Morphine abuse may develop problems with their jobs and personal relationships. Like other drug abuse, Morphine can become the most important aspect of their lives. Morphine abuse often costs addicts $100-$200 a day, which can cause addicts to quickly turn to lives of shoplifting, burglary, theft, drug dealing, and prostitution to support their Morphine abuse.

Morphine, a narcotic , directly effects the central nervous system. Besides relieving pain, Morphine's effects impair mental and physical performance, relieves fear and anxiety, and produces euphoria. Morphine's effects also decreases hunger, inhibits the cough reflex, produces constipation, and usually reduces the sex drive; in women it may interfere with the menstrual cycle. Morphine's euphoric effects can be highly addictive. Tolerance (the need for higher and higher doses to maintain the same effect) and physical and psychological dependence develop quickly.
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Morphine effects include but are not limited to:

• relieves pain
• imparment of mental and physical performance
• relief of fear and anxiety
• euphoria
• decease in hunger
• inhibiting the cough reflex

Morphine has many side effects. The most dangerous is respiratory depression. Common Morphine side effects are nausea and vomiting due to a central action of morphine stimulating centers in the brain concerned with vomiting called the chemotactic trigger zone. Other central nervous system side effects of morphine are cough suppression, sedation, and dependence leading to addiction. Morphine can also cause histamine release, which causes itching of the skin and nose and a mild flushing of the skin.

Morphine side effects include but are not limited to:

• anxiety
  
• involuntary movement of the eyeball
  
• blurred vision / double vision
  
• constipation "pinpoint" pupils
  
• chills
  
• depressed or irritable mood
  
• itching
  
• cramps
  
• dizziness
  
• rash
  
• diarrhea
  
• drowsiness
  
• rigid muscles
  
• inability to urinate
  
• exaggerated sense of well-being
  
• seizure
  
• dreams
  
• light - headedness
  
• swelling due to fluid retention
  
• dry mouth
  
• nausea
  
• tingling or pins and needles
  
• facial flushing
  
• sedation
  
• tremor
  
• fainting / faintness
  
• sweating
  
• uncoordinated muscle movements
  
• floating feeling
  
• vomiting
  
• weakness
  
• hallucinations
  
• agitation
  
• abdominal pain
  
• headache
  
• allergic reaction
  
• abnormal thinking
  
• high/low blood pressure
  
• appetite loss
  
• accidental injury
  
• hives
  
• apprehension
  
• memory loss insomnia

A Morphine overdose happens when you consume more Morphine than your body can safely handle. Morphine users are constantly flirting with Morphine overdose, and the difference between the high they're seeking and serious injury or death is often quite small. Many individuals have died due to an overdose of Morphine, such as celebrity Chris Farley who died of an overdose from Morphine and cocaine.

Morphine overdose symptoms include but are not limited to:

• cold clammy skin
  
• flaccid muscles
  
• fluid in the lungs
  
• lowered blood pressure
  
• "pinpoint" or dilated pupils
  
• sleepiness
  
• stupor
  
• coma
  
• slowed breathing
• difficulty breathing
  
• slow pulse rate
• bluish colored fingernails and lips
• spasms of the stomach and/or intestinal tract
• nausea
• vomiting
• constipation
• palpitations
• drowsiness
• coma
• death