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    opioid habit-forming common depressant

    Summary

    The prototypical opioid drug, a powerful analgesic with euphoric qualities, found in the seeds and wax of the plant papaver somniferum (opium poppy). First isolated by Friedrich Sertürner in 1805, named for its sleep-inducing qualities. Do not combine with other depressants, may cause dangerous respiratory depression in overdose.

    Dose Information

    Onset, Duration & After-effects

    • Onset:
      • Insufflated: 10-30 minutes
      • Intramuscular: 0-1 minutes
      • Intravenous: 0-1 minutes
      • Oral_ER: 40-80 minutes
      • Oral_IR: 10-30 minutes
      • Rectal: 10-30 minutes
    • Duration:
      • Insufflated: 4-5 hours
      • Intramuscular: 2-4 hours
      • Intravenous: 2-4 hours
      • Oral_ER: 4-10 hours
      • Oral_IR: 4-6 hours
      • Rectal: 3-4 hours
    • After-effects: 1-12 hours

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