Dihydrocodeine/Summary

Main article: Dihydrocodeine

Psychoactive class: Opioids

Chemical class: Substituted morphinans

Oral

• Thresh				Common				Heavy
  20	-	50	-	100	-	150	-	200	mg
  		Light				Strong

• • Total: 3 - 4 hours

Harm potential

• • Moderately addictive with a high potential for abuse
  • Low toxicity

Tolerance

• • Full tolerance is reached develops with prolonged and repeated use
  • Decreases to half after 3 - 7 days
  • Returns to baseline after 1 - 2 weeks

Physical effects

• • Appetite suppression
  • Cough suppression
  • Pain relief
  • Respiratory depression
  • Sedation
• • Constipation
  • Difficulty urinating
  • Itchiness
  • Respiratory depression

Visual effects

Cognitive effects

• • Cognitive euphoria
  • Compulsive redosing
• • Anxiety suppression

See also

• Responsible use
• Summary index
• Subjective effect index
• Psychoactive substance index