CODEINE

kōˈdēn, alkaloid found in opium. It is a narcotic whose effects, though less potent, resemble those of morphine. An effective cough suppressant, it is mainly used in cough medicines. Like other narcotics, codeine is addictive. See drug addiction and drug abuse.

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books on: Codeine  - 391 results

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Arthritis: A Take Care of Yourself Health Guide for Understanding Your Arthritis
Book by James F. Fries; Perseus Books, 1999
Subjects: Arthritis--Popular Works
...So in RA it is important to treat pain by treating the inflammation that causes the pain. By and large, analgesics such as codeine, Percodan, Darvon, Talwin, or Demerol must be avoided. Rest The proper balance between rest and exercise is an essential...
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Drug Testing: Issues and Options
Book by Robert H. Coombs, Louis Jolyon West; Oxford University Press, 1991
Subjects: Drug Testing--United States
...test like cocaine. A urinalysis may also pick up traces of codeine, commonly used in prescription cough medicines, and amphetamines...the late 1960s to identify and quantify narcotics, cocaine, codeine, barbiturates, and stimulants. Almost all drugs are amenable...
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Drug Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century: An International History
Book by William B. McAllister; Routledge, 2000
Subjects: Drug Abuse--Prevention--History--20th Century, Narcotics, Control Of--Government Policy--History--20th Century, Narcotics, Control Of--International Cooperation--History--20th Century
...twentieth century included heroin, morphine, codeine, and cocaine. As synthetic opiates and...limit the supply of morphine, heroin, codeine, and similar substances to legitimate...about whether widely used medicines like codeine should fall under the same restrictions...
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Global Drug Enforcement: Practical Investigative Techniques
Book by Gregory D. Lee; CRC Press, 2004
Subjects: Criminal Investigation, Drug Traffic--Investigation, Narcotics, Control Of, Narcotics, Control Of--International Cooperation
...psychological dependence. Anabolic steroids, codeine and hydrocodone with aspirin or Tylenol...drugs in schedule IV. Cough medicine with codeine is an example of a schedule V drug. The...Opiates include opium, morphine, heroin, and codeine. The poppy Papaver somniferum L, is...
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Drugs in Sport
Book by David R. Mottram; Routledge, 2003
Subjects: Doping In Sports
...Paracetamol is often combined with caffeine and codeine, although the latter is now permitted for therapeutic...and diphenoxylate. One of the milder forms, codeine, was previously prohibited for use. Codeine is widely available in a variety of medicines...
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journal articles on: Codeine  - 53 results

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The Abuse of Dextromethorphan-Based Cough Syrup: A Pilot Study of the Community of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Journal article by Momodou N. Darboe, Gerald R. Keenan Jr., Tamara K. Richards; Adolescence, Vol. 31, 1996
Subjects: Dextromethorphan--Physiological aspects, Drug abuse--Research
...typically from their own homes. They may include alcohol, codeine, marijuana, or inhalants such as paint or glue. "Hard...1960s. At that time, most of the antitussives contained codeine or codeine-like compounds that had direct morphine-like abuse...
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Living in Prague: a Letter
Journal article by Allison Stanger; New England Review, Vol. 20, 1999
Subjects: Prague (Czech Republic)--Social Conditions--20th Century
...sedative and also cough syrup with codeine to a child with bronchitis, yet this was...stores and cafes. Czech drug stores sell codeine, a list-one narcotic in the States, over...Czech pharmacist for what ailments the codeine was typically taken. I expected him to...
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Cradle-to-Cradle Stewardship of Drugs for Minimizing Their Environmental Disposition While Promoting Human Health. II. Drug Disposal, Waste Reduction, and Future Directions
Journal article by Christian G. Daughton; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 111, 2003
...prescription medication, e.g., pentobarbital, phenobarbital, diazepam, codeine, and many others). The DEA disposal program is not discussed...mentioned above, note that for controlled substances (e.g., codeine, opiates, tranquilizers, etc.), DEA regulations apply. Although...
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Prescription Opioid Abuse and Dependence: Assessment Strategies for Counselors
Journal article by Daniel J. Weigel, Kimberly A. Donovan, Kevin S. Krug, Wayne A. Dixon; Journal of Counseling and Development, Vol. 85, 2007
Subjects: Drug abuse treatment--Methods, Drug abuse--Care and treatment, Drug abuse--Methods, Drugs--Laws, regulations and rules, Drugs--Prescribing, Medication abuse--Prevention, Medication abuse--Risk factors, Medication abuse--Statistics, Opioids--Dosage and administration, Prescription drug abuse--Prevention, Prescription drug abuse--Risk factors, Prescription drug abuse--Statistics, Prescriptions (Drugs)--Laws, regulations and rules
...Although Schedule III controlled substances (e.g., buprenorphine, codeine, hydrocodone) require a prescription, prescriptions may be...with less frequency in these studies included buprenorphine, codeine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, morphine, and propoxyphene (Cicero...
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Treatment of Oppositional Behavior in Children of Parents with Brain Injury and Chronic Pain
Journal article by Joseph M. Ducharme, Amy Davidson, Nancy Rushford; Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 10, 2002
Subjects: Brain--Wounds and injuries, Children--Health aspects, Children--Psychological aspects, Intractable pain--Care and treatment, Parenting--Health aspects, Parenting--Psychological aspects, Parents of disabled children, Parents of exceptional children, Parents of gays, Parents--Wounds and injuries
...use of a hyperbaric chamber and several medications such as codeine and morphine. He was on various other medications, including...for depressive symptoms in conjunction with acetaminophen/ codeine or ibuprofen (depending on pain intensity) for severe head...
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magazine articles on: Codeine  - 59 results

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How to Take Your Medicine: Acetaminophen-Codeine
Magazine article by Judy Folkenberg; FDA Consumer, Vol. 25, January 1991
Subjects: Acetaminophen--Dosage and administration, Codeine--Dosage and administration
...How to Take Your Medicine: Acetaminophen-Codeine. by Judy Folkenberg How you...prescribed drugs is about acetaminophen-codeine combinations. One of the most widely...reliever in the United States, acetaminophen-codeine is a combination of two medicines: acetaminopehn...
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Unapproved Analgesic Sales Stopped
Magazine article by Dale Blumenthal; FDA Consumer, Vol. 24, April 1990
Subjects: Analgesics--Product defects and recalls, Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc.--Cases, United States. Food and Drug Administration--Cases
...new drug. The analgesic, Esgic with Codeine, manufactured by Forest Pharmaceuticals...Mo., contains acetaminophen, caffeine, codeine, and butalbital (a barbiturate). Although...sought or received approval for Esgic with Codeine, which the company began selling on April...
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Final Rule Issued on OTC Cough Medicines
Magazine article; FDA Consumer, Vol. 21, November 1987
Subjects: Antitussive agents--Laws, regulations and rules, Nonprescription drugs--Laws, regulations and rules, Pharmaceutical policy--Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Food and Drug Administration--Laws, regulations and rules
...calibrated for age and weight must be included with codeine-containing products intended for children between the...dextromethorphan, dextromethorphan hydrobromide, camphor, menthol, codeine, codeine phosphate, and codeine sulfate have been determined...
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Drug Testing 101: Detecting Tainted Samples
Magazine article by Chris Bina; Corrections Today, Vol. 60, October 1998
Subjects: Diagnostic specimens--Collections and collecting, Mandatory drug testing--Technique, Prisoners--Drug testing, Urine--Analysis
...12 to 72 hours Codeine...withdrawal symptoms (from heroin, morphine, codeine) such as chills, lacrimation, rhinorrhea...which tests positive for both morphine and codeine. The inmate then is free to abuse morphine...
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The Adventure of the Vanishing Lady Writer: In Which Donna Tartt, Ten Years after the Phenomenal Success of the Secret History, Makes a Welcome Return with One of the Biggest Books of the Year
Magazine article by Liz Seymour; Book, November 2002
Subjects: Books--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Tartt, Donna--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Little Friend, (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Sleepytown: A Southern Gothic Childhood, With Codeine") that appeared in Harpers Magazine...wrote, was an antique prescription of codeine, blackstrap molasses and whiskey. "When...mornings swaying dreamily at my desk (for the codeine bottle, along with the licorice medicine...
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newspaper articles on: Codeine  - 171 results

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Pharmacists Warn of Addicts' Painkiller Codeine Abuse
Newspaper article by Jo Butler; The Birmingham Post (England), November 16, 1998
Pharmacists Warn of Addicts Painkiller Codeine Abuse. by Jo Butler Pharmacists...discovered that the drug, made of ibruprofen and codeine, could be split into its different parts. Codeine, an opium derivative, is used by some addicts...
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Dear Doctor: Dr Mark Porter Answers Your Medical Problems; Dr Mark Porter Answers Your Health Questions on Everything from Whether You Can Become Addicted to Codeine, to How to Use Asthma Inhalers Correctly
Newspaper article by Mark Porter; Sunday Mirror (London, England), September 5, 1999
...from Whether You Can Become Addicted to Codeine, to How to Use Asthma Inhalers Correctly...Mark Porter Will I get hooked on codeine tablets? Ive had a painful lower back...meantime I am taking painkillers containing codeine, which are working, but Im worried because...
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Cannabis, Codeine and Poppy Seeds - Every One Can Land You Four Years in a Dubai Jail; Dark Side to the Gulf's Sun Holiday Paradise Is Its Very Strict Law
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 20, 2008
Cannabis, Codeine and Poppy Seeds - Every One Can Land You Four Years in a Dubai Jail...poppy seeds left over from a bread roll he ate at Heathrow. Painkiller codeine, a common ingredient in flu and cold medication, is also banned. And...
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Counter Attack to Halt the Addiction to Drugs in Homes
Newspaper article by Amanda Doherty; Sunday Mirror (London, England), February 27, 2000
...Derry GP Dr Tom Black stopped prescribing codeine-based painkillers like co-codamol at his...why were we giving patients the extra codeine when it had no added pain relief purposes...Patients were using larger amounts of codeine and we felt that there was an addiction...
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Over-the-Counter Addicts on More Than 70 Pills a Day
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 4, 2007
Subjects: Nurofen (Medication)
...Nurofen Plus, which contain the painkiller codeine. It is a narcotic, which makes users feel...As the body becomes accustomed to the codeine, addicts must start taking more and more...painkiller but became addicted to the codeine. Yesterday she said: I think addiction...
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encyclopedia articles on: Codeine  - 10 results

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Codeine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
CODEINE ko den, alkaloid found in opium . It is a narcotic whose effects, though less potent, resemble those of morphine . An effective cough suppressant, it is mainly used in cough medicines. Like other narcotics, codeine is addictive. See drug addiction and drug abuse . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright...
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Opium
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Other constituents are the alkaloids codeine , papaverine , and noscapine (narcotine...synthesized from morphine. Morphine, heroin, and codeine are addicting drugs; papaverine and narcotine...1800s to promote sleep and alleviate pain; codeine suppresses coughing; paregoric stops diarrhea...
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Opiate Drug
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...OPIATE DRUG any of a group of drugs derived from opium . Used medicinally to relieve pain and induce sleep, they include codeine , morphine , the morphine derivative heroin , and, formerly, laudanum . Sometimes included in the group are certain synthetic...
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Narcotic
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...that have a depressant effect on the nervous system. The chief narcotic drugs are opium , its constituents morphine and codeine , and the morphine derivative heroin . See also drug addiction and drug abuse . Actions and Uses In small doses narcotics...
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Endorphins
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...afflicted with chronic pain disorders, endorphins are often found in high numbers. Many painkilling drugs, such as morphine and codeine, act like endorphins and actually activate opiate receptors. Besides behaving as a pain regulator, endorphins are also thought...
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