: 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, a synthetic opioid, is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
There was a lot of morphine floating around my system.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
In fact, in 30 of the 89 samples, at least one of the following prescription medications was present: fentanyl (which has around a hundred times the potency of morphine), carisoprodol (which is a skeletal muscle relaxant) or meprobamate, which an anti-anxiety medication.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Records show Dibble’s daily regimen equaled 195 milligrams of morphine.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
There was a lot of morphine floating around my system.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
In fact, in 30 of the 89 samples, at least one of the following prescription medications was present: fentanyl (which has around a hundred times the potency of morphine), carisoprodol (which is a skeletal muscle relaxant) or meprobamate, which an anti-anxiety medication.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Records show Dibble’s daily regimen equaled 195 milligrams of morphine.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Morphine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morphine. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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