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Do we really want this to be in the "medicine" category? [[User:DanH|DanH]] 22:53, 7 August 2007 (EDT) | Do we really want this to be in the "medicine" category? [[User:DanH|DanH]] 22:53, 7 August 2007 (EDT) | ||
| + | :I believe it is still used even in the 21st century in Western (USA) medicine. Oddly enough the main use for it isn't for it's soporific or analgesic properties but it's main side effect: constipation. When someone on a course of radiation and chemotherapy has the side effect of diarrhea, [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CDG/content/CDG_deodorized_tincture_of_opium.asp opium] is frequently prescribed. [[User:Samwell|Samwell]] 09:07, 8 August 2007 (EDT) | ||
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Do we really want this to be in the "medicine" category? DanH 22:53, 7 August 2007 (EDT)
- I believe it is still used even in the 21st century in Western (USA) medicine. Oddly enough the main use for it isn't for it's soporific or analgesic properties but it's main side effect: constipation. When someone on a course of radiation and chemotherapy has the side effect of diarrhea, opium is frequently prescribed. Samwell 09:07, 8 August 2007 (EDT)