What Even is Codeine?

What Even is Codeine?

🥤Codeine is an opioid “prodrug” - it only becomes active after the body converts it into morphine📈

🧘‍♀️ Once Codeine is converted to morphine, which has activates pain relieving opioid pathways in the brain. This also leads to muscle relaxation and can cause feelings of euphoria😌

💜Recreationally, Codeine is referred to as Purple drank, Lean, or Syrup (Sizzurup). This is the liquid form of Codeine mixed with Promethazine HCl (an anti-inflammation drug) with alcohol and/or soda pop, and candy🍬

👥Codeine takes effect in 20-60 minutes and it’s effects typically last 4-6 hours👋

💊The regular dose of codeine is 5-50mg in a 4 hour period - depending on body weight. This is 0.5-1.4 milligrams per pound (1-3 mg per kg) of body weight per day. Codeine can cause fatalities if 500-1000mg are consumed within 24 hours - again depending on the user’s body weight☠️

⚠️Codeine can become fatal at lower doses if combined with alcohol, Tylenol, Advil, other opioids, or depressant drugs. General risks of Codeine use are slowed breathing and drowsiness and with prolonged use can cause increase in tolerance and dependence on the drug😳

☢️ If the Codeine you intend to take did NOT come from YOUR pharmacy, beware that it most likely contains Fentanyl. Fentanyl is fatally toxic at very low doses - only 2mg for most people. Rates of Fentanyl contamination in fake prescription drugs are higher now than ever before. Proceed with caution, start small, never use alone, and keep Narcan (Naloxone) handy💓