# Do strong opiates (heroin, morphine) dull pain completely?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-strong-opiates-heroin-morphine-dull-pain-completely/817898>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 14, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-strong-opiates-heroin-morphine-dull-pain-completely/817898 "2018-07-14T14:39:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-strong-opiates-heroin-morphine-dull-pain-completely/817898/21 "2018-07-18T03:49:21Z")

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> [@Inesison](#):
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> Same here. I had back pain and a friend gave me a half a pill of oxytocin. Within minutes the room started spinning, I literly crawled to my sofa and laid on my back. Whenever I tried to lift my head I felt like throwing up…never again.

Did you mean OxyContin? Oxytocin is used to induce labor and is given IV, and OxyContin tablets shouldn’t be split anyway.

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-strong-opiates-heroin-morphine-dull-pain-completely/817898/22 "2018-07-18T07:15:05Z")

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“Microdeckia” is a new one to me, but I like it - now all I have to do is find opportunities to use it. Given I work in retail these days that shouldn’t be hard.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-strong-opiates-heroin-morphine-dull-pain-completely/817898/23 "2018-07-18T07:23:32Z")

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Hadn’t heard microdeckia before. Had heard of microdickia.

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