known as narcotics‚ are a group of drugs which are used medically to relieve moderate to severe pain‚ but also have a potential for abuse. Some opiates come from a resin taken from the seed pod of the Asian poppy. This group of drugs includes opium‚ morphine‚ heroin‚ and codeine. Narcotic are drugs of certain legal status and in general are considered Schedule II drugs. Opium appears as dark brown chunks or as a powder and is usually smoked or eaten. Heroin can be a white or brownish powder which
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Endorphins can be accredited with the affect that exercise has on the brain. The so called runner’s high is a result of endorphins being produced in the brain. Discovered in 1975 endorphins are one of several substances in the brain that resemble morphine. These substances were referred to as opoids. The polypeptide endorphin contains thirty amino acid units. Opoids are considered stress hormone like corticotrophin‚ cortisol‚ and catecholamines (adrenaline‚ nonadrenaline)‚ and are created by the body
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1. The Opium Poppy: Although the poppy is a simple flower‚ it has had both a good and a bad influence on the world: Anaesthetising: The extraction of Morphine‚ one of the opiate alkaloids found naturally in opium‚ was revolutionary in the medical world. Even though local anaesthesia is available to us by a completely different plant‚ the Coca‚ general anaesthesia became possible with the Opium poppy. It allowed patients to be knocked out completely for operations they were having‚ which gave
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Drug Profile Katie VanEsch PSY425 October 25‚ 2010 BARBARA NOSAL Drug Profile There are many different types of addictions that fall into the categories of chemical dependency or physiological and psychological dependence. Dependencies such as physiological and psychological consequences most typically accompany substance abuse. Alcohol is one of the most widely used substances in America today and is perhaps the most popular widespread form of substance abuse. However‚ there are several
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RA 9 1 6 5 Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002 What is a drug? Any chemical substance that alters either the mind or the body. Drugs of abuse MARIJUANA: Cannabis sativa DESCRIPTION: drug found in the flowering tops and leaves of the Indian Hemp Plant OTHER NAMES: Acapulco Gold‚ “ganga”‚ grass‚ Mary Jane‚ tea‚ pot and weed MODE OF USE: cigarette forms: “reefer” ; “joints”; “sticks”; “smoke” powdered form: sniffed or taken with food “Hashish”: concentrated form of marijuana
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world‚ one of the largest producers of opium in Afghanistan with Mexico coming in after it. Heroin comes from the opium poppy‚ which looks like a regular poppy‚ but when it is cultivated and grown in the right climate it can be turned into heroin‚ morphine or codeine. Heroin is one of the drugs‚ which you are less likely to become addicted too except if you are in a hard emotional
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Psychoactive Drugs are chemical substances that alter behavior‚ mood‚ perception‚ or mental functioning. Through the consumption of substances many cultures have found ways to alter consciousness. Psychoactive substances apply their effects by transforming biochemical or physiological processes in the brain. The message system of nerve cells‚ or neurons‚ relies on both electrical and chemical transmission. Neurons rarely touch each other; there is a microscopic gap between one neuron and the next
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the opiate family. Which one accurately represents the order in which the drugs were discovered and used (from left to right‚ representing oldest to newest drug forms). M. opium‚ heroin‚ morphine N. morphine‚ opium‚ hydromorphone O. opium‚ morphine‚ heroin P. hydromorphone‚ morphine‚ heroin 5. According to the authors of Uppers‚ Downers‚ All Arounders‚ a psychoactive drug is defined as… Q. any substance that directly alters the normal functioning of the central nervous
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reasons why teenagers use drugs. Drug use is the increasing problem among teenagers in today’s High schools. Ever since the drug war of 1900‚ drugs have been a major problem in today’s society. Use of drugs such as opium‚ morphine‚ and their derivatives were quite commonplace in nineteenth century America. While most students of contemporary high school drug education programs know about the use of coca leaves in early Coca-Cola and the opium trade with China‚
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IV Tylenol general information IV APAP is a nonopioid analgesic and nonsalicylate antipyretic. 1 In 2010 it was approved for use in the United States to manage mild to moderate pain‚ moderate to severe pain coupled with opioids‚ and as an antipyretic.1 ADJUNCT SE OF OPIOIDs: Opioids side effects include itching‚ constipation‚ nausea‚ and vomiting‚ respiratory depression.21 The consequences of these side effects can be additional medications to manage‚ increased cost‚ decreased patient satisfaction
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