Naloxone can reverse a heroin or other opiate drug overdose within minutes, but it has no effect on people who do not have an opiate drug in their system and side effects are rare, according to information from the DuPage Narcan Program given to Orland Park trustees. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
Other opiates used as medicines — morphine, meperidine and codeine — are excreted into the milk in minimal amounts and are compatible with breastfeeding, as are benzodiazepines, as long as they are taken in controlled doses.. (sciencedaily.com)
The drugs currently used to treat chronic pain — aspirin and morphine along with other opiates — don't work very well and are often addictive. (discovermagazine.com)