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| '''Polypseudomorphine''', colloquially known as '''polly-sue''', is a sedative used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SAS12|HSaS|Chapter=12}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW1|HDW|Chapter=1}} | | '''Polypseudomorphine''' is a sedative used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. It is found in many, if not all, of the [[health pack]]s that are used on UNSC ships and facilities. Enough polypseudomorphine can knock out an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] for the better part of a day.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 91''</ref> The drug is usually used for battlefield triage, but some [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] special forces teams also use it to knock out suspects so they can be captured. For example, the [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] used it to sedate [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] so he could be brought back to [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] for interrogation. |
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| ==Overview==
| | The drug's name implies that it is formed from [[Wiktionary:poly-|many]] "[[Wiktionary:pseudo-|fake]]" variants of [[Wikipedia:Morphine|morphine]]. The "fake" aspect may refer to the drug being a synthetic or alternate form of morphine. |
| ===Usage===
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| When injected, polypseudomorphine can be used to keep an adult [[human]] sedated for the better part of a day.{{Ref/Novel|Id=FoR10|HTFoR|Chapter=10}} A small injection of the [[drugs|drug]] can also be used to ease one's pain.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=dirt|Evo|Story=Dirt}} When applied, stimulants can be used to help counter the sedative effects of the drug.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO13|Oblv|Chapter=13}} Polypseudomorphine can be lethal to a human, if overdosed, and is capable of stopping the user's heartbeat and respiration.{{Ref/Reuse|DW1}}
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| Polly-sue can also be used as an illicit recreational narcotic when combined with the anti-anxiety medication "[[Ace]]".{{Ref/Reuse|SAS12}}
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| ===History===
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| The [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] used polypseudomorphine to sedate [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] so he could be brought back to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] for interrogation.{{Ref/Reuse|FoR10}} [[Jonathan Doherty]] used the drug to ease the pain of the dying [[Gage Yevgenny]].{{Ref/Reuse|dirt}} In [[2526]], [[Kelly-087]] administered polypseudomorphine to the [[Castoffs]].{{Ref/Reuse|HO13}}{{Ref/Novel|Oblv|Chapter=14}}
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| In [[2559]], [[Veta Lopis]] used a lethal dose of the drug to perform a mercy kill on the injured UNSC [[pilot]] [[Myklonas]], by artificially preventing her heartbeat and suppressing her respiration. This allowed the pilot a peaceful death, and prevented her from becoming an unfortunate victim of the [[Jiralhanae]] torture-game of [[tossers]].{{Ref/Reuse|DW1}}
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[Dirt]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
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| ==Sources==
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| [[Category:Drugs]] | | [[Category:Drugs]] |
| [[Category:Medicine]] | | [[Category:Medicine]] |
