Morphine was named after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams. Probably because of the euphoric effect this drug can have. That and it is used for all kinds of stuff, not just to get high

A fun fact brought to you by: Richard A. Lehne, the writer of my awesome pharmacology book titled Pharmacology For Nursing Care (6th edition, btw). Wow, I am a serious dork!

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