Drinking Morphine

[Timmy]

Just out of curiosity SouthernJess and I want to know what would happen?

[Jess]

:roll: my guess is resp. failure, then death

[Timmy]

lol I suppose it also depends on how much you drink.

[Dustdevil]

lol I suppose it also depends on how much you drink.

Exactly. It also depends upon the form of morphine you are drinking. But if you are drinking normal, injectable MSO[sub:3616dae565]4[/sub:3616dae565], like we carry in EMS, you're only going to enjoy about one-tenth of the effects of injecting the same amount. The digestive process breaks down the rest. So, if you down a 10mg vial PO, you'll be lucky to even get a buzz. You'd be better off drinking a couple of beers.

[Code 8 Paramedic]

Exactly. It also depends upon the form of morphine you are drinking. But if you are drinking normal, injectable MSO[sub:e777ddb7d0]4[/sub:e777ddb7d0], like we carry in EMS, you're only going to enjoy about one-tenth of the effects of injecting the same amount. The digestive process breaks down the rest. So, if you down a 10mg vial PO, you'll be lucky to even get a buzz. You'd be better off drinking a couple of beers.

and you wouldnt have that darn DEA to answer too, they dont take a joke real well... LOL

[Novisen]

10mg p.o is like 1-5mg i.v (3mg).

[EMT I 2802]

We had a pt that was confused one day unknown why they where confused and did this. Long story short they went into arrest. :roll: But hey just remember narcan is a wonderful drug.

[Dustdevil]

We had a pt that was confused one day unknown why they where confused and did this. Long story short they went into arrest. :roll: But hey just remember narcan is a wonderful drug.

Did what? Drank injectable morphine? That can't be confusion. I mean, you would have to go through some very intentional, premeditated, and technical steps to draw up well over twenty vials of morphine, squirt them into a cup, and then chug them. And who has that many vils of morphine laying around their house? Hell, I don't have that many here in my aid station!

[akroeze]

They DO make morphine syrup, but I've never heard of drinking out of the amps.

I have nebulised it before though.

[logos]

If you're interested in knowing why the oral dose must be much higher, google "first pass effect".