Hydromorphone
Hydromorphone. a yellow speck of heaven. Paradise encapsuled in turquoise. Bliss in red and green - MrShankly
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Hydromorphone produces the same effects that one would expect from an opiate. However, it seems to produce different strenths of effects in me than it does in others. This includes both desirable and undesirable effects.
Dilaudid – The Opioid You Don’t Know Enough About
Morphine is the standard by which other opioids’ strength is measured. Compared to an oral dose of morphine, Dilaudid has a relative strength that is at between four and eight times greater.
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Hydromorphone is an opiate, narcotic analgesic, used primarily in the treatment of moderate to severe pain. It is a semi-synthetic derivative of morphine.
GoodRx
Immediate-release Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) comes as pills, a liquid, and suppositories. Make sure you understand the difference between mg (for the pill) and mL (for the liquid), how to measure the liquid dose, and how to use suppositories. Mixing this up can be extremely dangerous and even deadly. Make sure you're taking the correct dose and form.
PsychonautWiki
It is a derivative of morphine; to be specific, it is a hydrogenated ketone thereof. Comparatively, hydromorphone is to morphine as hydrocodone is to codeine—that is, also a semi-synthetic drug.
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