CODEINE

in #air-clinic6 years ago (edited)

SWEET SWEET CODEINE

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USES OF CODEINE

Codeine is a drug which is used for the treatments of moderately severe pains, and can also be used for the treatment for cough and diarrhea. It is said that the drug has a sweet strawberry taste therefore making it easy to swallow and digest.
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When codeine enters the body, it is changed (metabolized) in the liver to morphine, the active form. Morphine relieves pain and cough and is also responsible for side effects that some people may experience.

IS CODEINE ADDICTIVE?

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Yes, yes yes. The drug codeine can be addictive when misused by people and therefore could lead to the lost of lives and that is why the drug codeine shouldn't be used as a everyday pain reliever medicine but instead be used only when prescribed to you by a doctor.

EFFECTS OF CODEINE

In many countries like Nigeria, government has banned the sales of codeine due to it's addictiveness and side effects. Every year the government Burns thousands of cartons containing codiene that were to be illegally distributed to people. Some of the effects of this drug includes

when taken on short doses, common short term effects includes

• Nausea and vomiting.
• Excessive drowsiness, or confusion.
• Dry mouth.
• Constipation.
• Allergic skin reaction or rash.

While when taken so much, common long term effects could includes
• Your Breathing can slow.
• Blood pressure might fall.
• The heart rate could drop.

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