launched America into a new drug epidemic‚ one must delve into the template of abuse seen in opiate users. Oxycodone‚ the active drug in most opiate painkillers‚ is more potent and has a higher potential for dependency than other opiates such as codeine and morphine (Warren and Hudson) but is commonly prescribed for its effectiveness as a pain killer. As a person uses opiates‚ they both raise their body’s tolerance of the substance while creating a physical and psychological dependency on the drug
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Vicodin Vicodin is prescription medication that is used to treat moderate to severe pain in adults. The two main ingredients in Vicodin are Hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen. Hydrocodone is considered to be a pain reliever that acts similarly to codine and is effective at decreasing the pain as well as relieving cough‚ however its can also cause drowsiness‚ mood changes‚ and metal “clouding”. Because of this reason the it can only be used when combined with another drug and not alone
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Cassandra Geddes Chemistry 1152 Lab Dr. Jerry Allison Why is the Cat Sick? Introduction: Problem: The cat Jasper is a male cat that was given an over-the-counter analgesic which had caused him to keep getting sicker. He is one years old and weighs seven pounds‚ five ounces. His symptoms included vomiting and having diarrhea for several days. His lab tests showed a metabolic acidosis meaning there was too much acid in his body fluid. This meant Jasper could have been given acetaminophen
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Case Write Up: Datril Bristol-Myers have been very successful in analgesic market for many years with Aspirin type pain relievers marketed as Bufferin and Excedrin. Together with Bayer Aspirin by Sterling Drug Company‚ three aforementioned aspirin type pain relievers comprised of 90% of Analgesic market. One other type of pain relievers‚ Acetaminophen‚ have emerged into the market and its growth in the market seemed quite significant compared to that of aspirin type pain relievers. Although acetaminophen
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Drugs and there effects on Society Drugs have been probably the biggest contributor to the downfall of the world in the last 50 years. There are many drugs with many different side effects. The most common of drugs are Marijuana‚ Cocaine‚ Heroin‚ Crack Cocaine‚ Ecstasy‚ LSD‚ Angel Dust‚ and Mushrooms. All of these drugs are put into a class with other recreational and elicit drugs that have similar effects. Marijuana is in a class of its own. Cocaine and Crack Cocaine are Stimulants. Ecstasy
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Isolation of the active ingredient in an Analgesic Drug from extraction‚ filtration and melting point. Chm237 Abstract: Acetaminaphen was crushed then extracted for the active ingredient by mixing it with methanol. Then separated from the binders by centrifugation and a filtration technique using a Pasteur pipet packed with alumina. The remaining solvent was then evaporated to yield the solid analgesic(.2295g‚ 45.9% yield) which was collected by filtration and tested for the
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Legalizing Marijuana Introduction I. (Attention Getter) The DEA’s Administrative Law Judge‚ Francis Young concluded: "In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume. For example‚ eating 10 raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison‚ it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death. Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana
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Name: student number: Experiment 2 Analgesic action of morphine (The method of hot plate) Aim: To observe the analgesic effect of morphine. Discussion: Stimulate the position of animal by temperature to produce pain reaction. Put the mouse on the metal plate which has heat up to 55oC. The pain reaction is identified as to lick the
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Math Internal Assessment Investigating the effectiveness of the drugs Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen Personal Code: gkw125 Mathematics SL Internal Assessment Background: Whenever we are in pain‚ let it be headaches or even back pain‚ the first source of remedy that we always seek is from over the counter painkillers such as Aleve and Advil. One of the problems or even a dilemma that we face between buying a painkiller is determining which painkiller would prove to be the most
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Positives and Negatives of Dextromethorphan The common cold is one of the most common sicknesses‚ however we still do not have a cure for it. The only way that we can manage its symptoms is through dextromethorphan‚ also known as DM‚ which is the main ingredient in cough syrup. The medicine works by inhibiting the NMDA receptors in the cough center of the brain‚ and then suppresses the urge to cough. It acts as an antagonist to Glutamate and Glycine agonists‚ which when bound to NMDA allows the
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