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Codeine

From National Institute on Drug Abuse, About.com Guest

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Category:
Opioids and Morphine Derivatives.
Commercial and Street Names:
Empirin with Codeine, Fiorinal with Codeine, Robitussin A-C, Tylenol with Codeine; Captain Cody, Cody, schoolboy (with glutethimide) doors & fours, loads, pancakes and syrup.
How Administered:
Injected, swallowed.
Intoxication Effects and Potential Health Consequences:
Pain relief, euphoria, drowsiness/respiratory depression and arrest, nausea, confusion, constipation, sedation, unconsciousness, coma, tolerance, addiction. Less analgesia, sedation, and respiratory depression than morphine.
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