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Opioid Pharmacology

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Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.

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Opium (from the Greek word for juice — opion) comes from the seeds of the poppy Papaver somniferum. Evidence of early civilisations cultivating poppy seeds can be found from around 4000 BC and by 2000 BC knowledge of opium was widespread throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, where it was considered a cure for all ailments. Opium was considered important in Greco-Roman pharmacy, and was used to alleviate pain as well as insomnia, coughs, bowel problems and a variety of other conditions. In Europe the use of opium declined with the collapse of the Roman Empire, but re-appeared with the return of the crusaders in the 12th and 13th centuries. By the sixteenth century opium had an established role as a medicine in Europe, and became increasingly popular in the 18th century.

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Harrison, C., Lambert, D.G. (2001). Opioid Pharmacology. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2903-3_37

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