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Except that you also become addicted, which does not matter in palliative care. In normal cases, you can't have that

• dghf 6y ago
  But the medical use of morphine extends beyond palliative care.
• Xylakant 6y ago
  Yes, you can become addicted. It’s a drug. You become addicted to alcohol just as well. Caffeine, too. It doesn’t mean you will in any case. I was given morphine as pain killer in hospital and didn’t become addicted. The difference is that individuals taking morphine or heroine can function well with little adverse side effect. You shouldn’t drive or operate heavy machinery, but the damaging effect that alcohol has on your body is substantially worse than any morphine derivative you could possibly take.