Morphine can really help to relieve pain. The active ingredients in morphine such as, Paper somniferum is what helps with taking away pain.

Morphine can be used to treat pain in the following areas:

- sickle cell
- myocardial infarction
- trauma
- kidney stones
- chronic pain
- back pain
- anesthesia
- palliative care
- severe cough

There are side effects that come with using morphine.

Side effects for Morphine:

- sleepiness
- drowsiness
- nervousness
- lack of concentration
- nausea

Taking Morphine can become addictive so that is why it is usually only used to treat severe conditions such as a severe cough or chronic back pain. It can be a great relief to those that are going through a lot of pain but it is usually a short term treatment due to the addiction that can happen. People can also experience withdrawal symptoms within a few hours such as, yawning, runny nose, diarrhea,insomnia,watery eyes and even drug craving. In rare cases people can experience overdose if they are not carefully watched after which can cause death.