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Re:Prescription painkiller deaths fall in medical marijuana ... by refurb on Friday November 06, 2015 @10:57AM (#10520094)
Yes, but you're still getting 10 mg of morphine. Other alkaloids aren't going to change how addictive 10 mg of morphine is.

In fact, pure morphine has fewer side effects than opium. Opium has alkaloids that can cause severe nausea, etc.

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Re:Prescription painkiller deaths fall in medical marijuana ... by GordonS on Friday November 06, 2015 @11:27AM (#10520277)
> Opium has alkaloids that can cause severe nausea, etc.

Yes, it's well known that the alkaloid morphine causes nausea[1]. I can tolerate up to 30mg of immediate-release morphine (prescribed!), but beyond that I get bad nausea that is seriously off-putting. The nausea would certainly be a barrier to me getting addicted!

http://www.amepc.org/apm/article/view/1038/1264

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