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UTILISATION MORPHINE FINS NON MEDICALES [1 record]

Record 1 2025-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Medication
OBS

The nonmedical use of morphine refers to the taking of the drug without following the medical prescription, the taking of someone else's prescription drug, or the taking of the drug for a reason other than its indications for use.

Key term(s)
  • morphine nonmedical use
  • morphine non-medical use
  • misuse of morphine
  • abuse of morphine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Médicaments
OBS

L’usage non médical de morphine fait référence au fait de la prendre d’une manière qui ne respecte pas l’ordonnance du médecin, de prendre le médicament d’une autre personne ou de consommer le médicament pour une raison qui ne fait pas partie de ses indications thérapeutiques.

Spanish

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