Codeine

Category

Opioids and Morphine derivatives

Also Known as

Empirin with Codeine(brand name), Fiorinal with Codeine(brand name), Robitussin A-C(brand name), Tylenol with Codeine(brand name); Captain Cody, Cody, schoolboy; (with glutethimide) doors & fours, loads, pancakes and syrup


How Administered
injected, swallowed

Intoxication Effects
pain relief, euphoria, drowsiness, less analgesia, sedation, and respiratory depression than morphine

Potential Health Consequences
nausea, constipation, confusion, sedation, respiratory depression and arrest, tolerance, addiction, unconsciousness, coma, death