having morphine addiction, then called the "soldier's disease."
For decades after the Civil War , morphine use was still permitted without restriction in the US. However, due to its addictive nature, the US government finally labeled morphine as a controlled drug in 1914.
this made it illegal to possess it with out a prescription. Following this legislation, more research went into the nature and production of morphine. This led to scientists finding its chemical structure in 1925. Despite knowing its structure and being able to synthesize it in a lab, most morphine was and still is made from natural poppy source.
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in modern medicine, morphine continue to be used to treat medium to severe pain of various forms. For example, depending on whether a person's pain is short- or long- term, there are fast- acting and extended-release types of morphine. While morphine is commonly used in hospitals, where it can be properly monitored, it can also be prescribed for home use for those experiencing long-term pain. In addition to treating pain resulting from surgery, heart attack, or long-term illness and disease, morphine is also used during surgery to put patients to sleep. Given that morphine can have serious, life-threatening side effects, doctors monitor its use very closely.