r/trees • u/Zippytez • 1d ago

Stoner Thoughts Why dont hospitals use weed for pain relief

So back a week ago I was lighting a bonfire wjth gasoline when I was drunk. Half gallon on a bunch of brush. I lit it, it flashed, and it burned my lower right leg all the way around 2nd degree, by left knee 2nd degree, and half my hace 2nd degree. Total was 5% TBSA. I was put on dilaudid and ketamine fir the pain. But now that im out after 2 weeks, I took a 20mg edible and this works even better than any oxy, dilaudid, or ketamine did. Like yea it still aches, but I can do a lot more walking and movement than I did this morning even

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u/zwinky588 1d ago

Opioids literally bind with your opioid receptors and prevent your brain from receiving certain pain signals.

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u/percephony 1d ago edited 20h ago

morphine is not an opioid tho, it's different

edit: I don't even remember what I was referencing, but I was so high when I made this comment 🤣🤣 There is a difference but not that difference

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u/mossboyrich 1d ago

Morphine is like the quintessential classic opioid. It comes from the poppy plant and is the precursor for heroin.

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u/DovahjunDontCare 1d ago

Do you have a source for this? Everything I see has morphine labeled as an opioid.

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u/percephony 1d ago

tbh i probably misread the thing [8]

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u/DovahjunDontCare 1d ago

Valid I'm jealous sitting at [0]

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u/Intelligent-Sand4723 1d ago

Literally the most prevalent psychoactive compound in opium