: a bitter crystalline addictive narcotic base C17H19NO3 that is the principal alkaloid of opium and is used in the form of a soluble salt (such as a hydrochloride or a sulfate) as an analgesic and sedative
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Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 June 2024
As Ann Neumann notes in her latest for The Baffler, morphine is the only reliable source of pain relief for those in palliative care, yet restrictions imposed in the aftermath of the opioid crisis have reduced demand, making the drugs less profitable for drug companies to produce.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 June 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration is reversing a regulation that had been expected to create shortages of morphine and other opioid injectables, according to a DEA letter to drugmakers obtained by STAT.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 1 May 2024
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 June 2024
As Ann Neumann notes in her latest for The Baffler, morphine is the only reliable source of pain relief for those in palliative care, yet restrictions imposed in the aftermath of the opioid crisis have reduced demand, making the drugs less profitable for drug companies to produce.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 June 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration is reversing a regulation that had been expected to create shortages of morphine and other opioid injectables, according to a DEA letter to drugmakers obtained by STAT.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 1 May 2024
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“Morphine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morphine. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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morphine
noun
mor·phine
ˈmȯr-ˌfēn 
: a bitter white habit-forming narcotic drug made from opium and used especially to deaden pain
Etymology
derived from Morpheus "Greek god of dreams"
Medical Definition
morphine
noun
mor·phine
ˈmȯr-ˌfēn
: a bitter crystalline addictive narcotic base C17H19NO3 that is the principal alkaloid of opium and is used in the form of its hydrated sulfate (C17H19NO3)2·H2SO4·5H2O or hydrated hydrochloride C17H19NO3·HCl·3H2O as an analgesic and sedative
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