complications is opioids. It is well-known that the naturally occurring opioids (primarily morphine and codeine)‚ the related endogenous opioid-like peptides and synthetic chemical substances have properties that can be indorsed to action that is mediated by binding at the various opioids receptors within the central and peripheral nervous systems. A number of opioids are available for clinical use‚ including morphine‚ hydromorphone‚ levorphanol‚ oxymorphone‚ methadone‚ meperidine‚ oxycodone‚ and fentanyl
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and on our bodies. First of all‚ heroin is an opiate processed directly from the extracts of the opium poppy. It was originally created to help cure people of addiction to morphine. Upon crossing the blood-brain barrier‚ which occurs soon after introduction of the drug into the bloodstream‚ heroin is converted into morphine‚ which mimics the action of endorphins‚ creating a sense of well-being; the characteristic euphoria has been described as an “orgasm” centered in the gut. One of the most common
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Kailey A. McIlwrath 12 April 2013 One Shade of Gray Have you ever heard someone saying that they have a heart of gold? Well what does it really mean to have a “heart of gold”? It means that you are pure good. What about being “pure evil”? That would require someone being completely evil‚ with absolutely no good. However‚ no one is actually all good or all bad‚ though you may be more of one than the other. Most people are neither good nor bad‚ which could be described as a “shade of gray”
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The milestone drug legislation I have chosen is the “Pure Food and Drug Act” of 1906 which was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. Its fundamental design was to boycott remote and interstate movement in contaminated or mislabeled sustenance and medication items‚ and it coordinated the U.S. Department of Chemistry to review items and elude wrongdoers to prosecutors. It required
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Chapter 42 Care of Patients with Hematologic Problems Copyright © 2013‚ 2010‚ 2006‚ 2002 by Saunders‚ an imprint of Elsevier Inc. Anemia Reduction in either the number of RBCs‚ amount of hemoglobin‚ or hematocrit Clinical sign (not specific disease); manifestation of several abnormal conditions Copyright © 2013‚ 2010‚ 2006‚ 2002 by Saunders‚ an imprint of Elsevier Inc. 2 Cardiovascular Effects of Anemia Orthostatic hypotension Tachycardia (increasing with activity‚ after meals)
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Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal drug. It was first made in 1898 by the German drug company and sold as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction‚ but it proved to be even more addictive than morphine. By the late 1990s‚ the mortality rate of heroin addicts was estimated to be as high as 20 times greater than the rest of the population. The first time it’s used‚ the drug creates a sensation of being high. A person can feel extroverted‚ able to communicate easily
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grew up‚ which was always nothing (Lee 99)‚” in which provides that she was a mean old lady that criticizes all that the children do. Near the end of the chapter‚ we find that she was actually a morphine addict trying to leave the world without anything holding her back. The quotes‚”’ Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict‚’ said
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used it to change their mental/emotional state. Legal‚ social‚ and health problems multiplied after people began to smoke it‚ when it became a lucrative source of income for governments and trading companies‚ when it was refined to the stronger morphine and heroin and when it could be delivered directly into the bloodstream using a hypodermic needle. The discovery of psychoactive plants (opium poppy‚ coca bush‚
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receives periodic doses of methadone would not get high if he/she then took heroin or morphine. It’s purpose is to eliminate an addicts desire for heroin‚ with minimal side effects. Mainly‚ heroin addicts receive methadone to reduce or prevent future heroin use. Some physicians also prescribe methadone for pain relief. * Oxycontin’s active ingredient is oxycodone‚ which is a synthetic drug closely related to morphine and heroin in its chemical structure. Oxycontin is an analgesic that has affects
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Oxycontin: A Painkiller‚ or a Pill that Kills? To most people‚ pain is a nuisance. But to others‚ pain controls their life. The feeling discomforts us in ways that can sometimes seem almost imaginable. These feelings can lead to many different side effects if not dealt with or diagnosed. These effects can include depression‚ anxiety‚ and incredible amounts of stress. The truth about pain is that it is vital to our existence. Without the nervous system responding to pain‚ we would have no
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