Morphine’s ability to directly act on the central nervous system

Morphine’s ability to directly act on the central nervous system makes it a preferred intervention in painkilling. It is capable of directly acting on synapses. Therefore, morphine is indicated for different forms of pain during myocardial infarction, sickle cell crisis, surgical operations (used both for pre-and post-operative pain relief), trauma, and back pain. It is also indicated for relieving chronic pain and pain associated with kidney stones. Morphine has also been employed as an appendage for anesthesia and palliative care. During chronic conditions of diarrhea, morphine is employed as an anti-diarrheal remedy. It has also found therapeutic use in diabetes in lowering and stabilizing the glucose levels besides alleviating other diabetic effects such as neuropathy