In the class of opiates morphine is considered an extremely potent analgesic and in the mean time a psychoactive drug. Similar with other opioids, like oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet, Percodan), hydromorphone (Dilaudid, Palladone), and diacetylmorphine (Heroin), morphine acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain.
Morphine is the principal active ingredient in Papaver somniferum, [...]