Codeine is the most widely used, naturally occurring
narcotic in medical treatment in the world.

This alkaloid is found in opium in concentrations
ranging from 0.7 to 2.5 percent. However, most
codeine used in the United States is produced from
morphine. Codeine is also the starting material for the
production of two other narcotics, dihydrocodeine and
hydrocodone.

Codeine is medically prescribed for the relief of
moderate pain and cough suppression. Compared to
morphine, codeine produces less analgesia, sedation,
and respiratory depression, and is usually taken orally.
It is made into tablets either alone (Schedule II) or in
combination with aspirin or acetaminophen (i.e.,
Tylenol with Codeine®, Schedule III).

As a cough suppressant, codeine is found in a number
of liquid preparations (these products are in Schedule
V). Codeine is also used to a lesser extent as an
injectable solution for the treatment of pain. Codeine
products are diverted from legitimate sources and are
encountered on the illicit market.


Thebaine, a minor constituent of opium, is controlled in
Schedule II of the CSA as well as under international
law. Although chemically similar to both morphine and
codeine, thebaine produces stimulatory rather than
depressant effects. Thebaine is not used
therapeutically, but is converted into a variety of
substances including oxycodone, oxymorphone,
nalbuphine, naloxone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine.
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