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

As the case is with other medications, morphine usage is most of the time accompanied by various side effects. However, not all people who take the medication will end up with complications (Andreas 24). There are quite a several people who have the capability of tolerating it very well.

Morphine offers relief from aches and gives the patient a sense of comfort. However, opiates in common slow down inhalation, heart rate, and mental activity. General respirations end up being slowed down. Consequently, the body’s forbearance to ache is enhanced.

Another effect that morphine poses, especially to those who don’t use it for medical purposes or as proscribed by a physician, and is abused by being taken in excessive dosages is addiction. This comes as a mental reliance and bodily reliance as well as acceptance. A severe narcotic tendency has a high chance of developing in a small matter of weeks when the drug is used illegitimately (Andreas 26). When aches are being experienced or other disorders for which the drug is recommended, a combination of mental and physical aspects tend to keep actual addiction at bay. However, bodily reliance and forbearance will develop with prolonged opioid rehabilitation.

Morphine also causes constipation for its consumers. Just like other opioids, morphine takes action on the myenteric plexus located in the intestinal canal, thereby slowing down gut motility and leading to constipation. The act of restricting gastric emptying and lowering forward peristalsis of the intestines reduces the rate of intestinal passage. Reduced gut discharge and the rise in intestinal fluid absorption add up to the constipation consequence (Kilpatrick 532)