Morphine Improves Chronic Cough

A recent study cited in the American Journal of Respitory and Critical Care Medicine found that low dose, slow releasing morphine gives chronic coughers a great deal of relief. Author of the new British study Dr. Alyn H. Morice, a professor of respiratory medicine at the University of Hull in East Yorkshire said, “Ours is the first study which proves morphine can be effective in chronic cough. We are also able to quantify its effect for the first time, two-thirds of patients will respond to the low dose we use.” Morphine is typically used in high doses to help patients deal with an excoriating amount of pain. Although it helps users to cope with pain, it is in high doses of consumption that users develop a strong addiction to the medication. The study consisted o View the rest of this article