what is the backround/history of codeine?

Question

what is the backround/history of codeine i need it for a school project

Answer 1

codeine is a derivative, same family as morphene, just in a dose that is not as strong

Answer 2

Codeine is one of the substances present in Opium. Opium has a long history associated with the Opium Poppy flower. As far back as unrecorded history medical men used ground poppy flowers such as the Papaver Somniferum as a treatment for pain. The pod would be ground and turned into an unpleasant to drink tea. In modern history after technology was developed to extract pure opium from the plant, opium injection would be used as a pain and anxiety relief agent.

Answer 3

Codeine is derived from opium. But unlike cocaine and other opiates bought on the street these days, it has a controlled dose.
Sigmund Freud used cocaine in a operation at the turn of the century, but one of his colleges, claimed it was his idea.
Freud felt cheated, but actually it was a blessing in disguise, cause the patient grew addicted, and Freud's reputation was left in tack.
Opium has being around much longer, but that event was a very important recent introduction of opium in the medical field.

Answer 4

Gee, the real Jerry Orbach would have just searched for CODEINE.

If this is a school assisgnment, you should do your own research.

Answer 5

that's approximately as astounding as having a great cactus shoved down one's throat. Tastes like rubbish, infrequently curbs the cough, makes it that plenty harder to respire and makes one somewhat drowsy. and that i admire my psychological faculties somewhat plenty to savour that drowsiness.

Answer 6

http://www.linkbase.org/codeine/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codeine
http://gsm.about.com/compact/showmono.asp?monotype=&cpnum=146&r=6078&match=F
http://www.drugs.com/codeine.html