Narcotine Recreational

[Stephenwolf]

Does narcotine have any recreational uses? Wikipedia makes it sound as if the dxm crowd would enjoy, but Swim can't seem to find any other references to its abuse potential. More so Swim has read that it is available OTC in the states, and is wondering on any brand.

[Solinari]

I had never heard of it before, but after looking at Wikipeida's Noscapine article it says it is "without significant painkilling properties". It also states its primary use is as a cough suppressant and it acts on the sigma opioid receptor and not the mu-opioid receptor that produces the desirable effects with other opioids.

That said, i really can't say if it does have any recreational value, from what i have read i would say probably not, but i wouldn't dispute it if someone said otherwise based on experience. And it does say that Noscapine is abused and its effects "are similar to dextromethorphan and alcohol intoxication", but that it is not an NMDA receptor antagonist like dextromethorphan....

Noscapine Abuse

Noscapine (Nospen) has a history of Over-the-counter drug abuse in a several countries being readily available from local pharmacies as a prescription drug. The effects, beginning around 45 to 120 mins after consumption, are similar to dextromethorphan and alcohol intoxication. Abuse of noscapine and other cough suppressants (dextromethorphan, codeine, antihistamines, and xylometazoline nasal drops) has been reported to cause chronic cough lasting over one month upon withdrawal.[5] Unlike dextromethorphan, noscapine is not an NMDA receptor antagonist.[6]