Sight and Sound Magazine named Still Looking for Morphine one of "75 hidden gems" of world cinema in a list spanning the whole of cinematic history.
The movie sold 3,000 tickets. It came in 13th out of 21 movies.
A few months after the film's release, Savvas Xiros, whose name appears in the "thank you" credits, was arrested as a member of the Greek terrorist organization "17N". The "Karlos" scene was filmed in the warehouse he used as a painting studio.