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| − | + | Known colloquially as 'hammer' or 'nod', opine is a class of drug that is used as an analgesic, as a pre-op sedative, and recreationally. Opine binds to certain receptor sites in the human brain. In practice, the drug works both as an analgesic and as a depressant. However, opine also induces a sense of euphoria and pleasant physical sensations. All opine is produced by synthesising analogues of the chemicals found in the Terran opium poppy, (papaver somniferum) a flower used on Terra as an analgesic for millennia. Opine can be swallowed, applied topically or injected, and is sold in vials, capsules and derms, 1 to 2 units being the usual dose. Opine costs around Cr5 per unit. Opines used by Humaniti include morphine, etorphine, and diacetylmorphine. | |
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Revision as of 01:51, 22 May 2012
Known colloquially as 'hammer' or 'nod', opine is a class of drug that is used as an analgesic, as a pre-op sedative, and recreationally. Opine binds to certain receptor sites in the human brain. In practice, the drug works both as an analgesic and as a depressant. However, opine also induces a sense of euphoria and pleasant physical sensations. All opine is produced by synthesising analogues of the chemicals found in the Terran opium poppy, (papaver somniferum) a flower used on Terra as an analgesic for millennia. Opine can be swallowed, applied topically or injected, and is sold in vials, capsules and derms, 1 to 2 units being the usual dose. Opine costs around Cr5 per unit. Opines used by Humaniti include morphine, etorphine, and diacetylmorphine.