Xanax Samantha E. Mendoza San Joaquin Valley College Xanax The brand name is Xanax, the generic name is alprazolam, and the chemical name is 8-Chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo [4,3-α] [1,4] benzodiazepine. It is a drug used for managing anxiety disorder or for the short term relief of anxiety symptoms in adults (WebMD, n.d.). Xanax is considered a Schedule IV narcotic because Xanax has a medical use, but the drug is still considered to have potential for abuse. It belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines, which are a type of medications commonly known as tranquilizers (Addiction blog, n.d.).…
(Introduction: Concession) When people hear about shamanism and psychedelic drugs they usually jump to a negative conclusion. Shamanism is often viewed as something unnecessary or archaic, and psychedelic drugs are demonized in society. In Daniel Pinchbeck’s, Breaking Open the Head, he discusses shamanism and hallucinogenic drugs in a new light. Through both personal experience and historical evidence he provides information about shamanism and psychedelics. In this essay we will be discussing the different claims that Pinchbeck makes to educated and hopefully persuade the reader to open their minds to a new world.…
LSD was first made by Albert Hoffman, a Swiss scientist, in 1938. LSD (short form) actually comes from its early name LSD-25 which is an abbreviation for the German "Lysergsaure-diethylamid" followed by a sequential number. Hoffman was not only the first to make LSD, he was also the firwst to ingest and learn the psychedelic effects of this drug. Hoffman died April 29, 2008, at the age of 102. LSD is a semi-synthetic drug, this means that it occurs both in nature and is part man-made.…
Psychedelics like LSD and (lysergic acid diethylamide) psilocybin are more known as a party drug than as forms of therapeutic medication. But their likeness to…
Psychedelic drugs have always been known as the drugs of the hippies and free spirited, used in a way for one to escape reality by heightening all sense of the body and drifting off into other states of the mind. These drugs being banned for more over 40 years in the United States and all over the world due to their history of abuse and madness it can cause with its mind altering effects. However, this hasn’t stopped the ideas and movement of bringing psychedelics back into the world of medicine. Scientist from all over the world are experimenting with these drugs and seeing that they have a positive and beneficial effect on different types of mental illness. A Norwegian group of psychedelic advocates are pushing to have drug polices that have…
The consumption of drugs, such as marijuana, Ecstasy, and methamphetamine, have caused harm to users and the people that surround them. Drugs have been used for thousands of years as a treatment for a variety of ailments. The Greeks used oracles, which were people who took hallucinogens to “predict”…
Timothy Knopick Professor Pamela Peters HUS 1400: Alcoholism & Other Drug Abuse Methamphetamine I choose Methamphetamine as my topic for discussion. The reason I choose it is a two part answer. The first reason is I want to learn more about the drug, the side effects, and the precursors needed to manufacture it.…
Methamphetamine and its Effects on the Body and Brain Methamphetamine (n-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine) has a molecular weight of 149.237 g/mol and is an addictive man-made stimulant affecting the central nervous system (Methamphetamines: An Overview, n.d.). There are two different types of methamphetamine: l-meth (Levo-methamphetamine), and d-meth (Dextro-methamphetamine), which is the more common form. It is 2 to 10 times as physiologically active as l-meth (Crystal Meth Facts, n.d.). Methamphetamine comes in pill, powder, clear liquid, and rock form. Crystal meth can be smoked in glass pipes (similar to crack cocaine), but it can also be snorted, swallowed, or injected depending on its form.…
The Prevalence Of Opiate Abuse Opiates are medications that are prescribed to alleviate pain. They are one of the most commonly abused prescription medications. It is estimated that 0.37 percent of adults are addicted to opiates. Opiate abuse is more common in women than in men. There are a variety of things that can lead to an opiate addiction.…
(2012), the French offered illicit drugs which included hashish, which is a concentrated form of marijuana given to individuals experiencing emotional and stressful situations. It was used to alter their mood and stimulate a happier state of being. The psychoactive drugs were merely used as a relaxer for social and recreational purposes. The neural basis is a modern concept of the neuroscience to define the biological processes of a human being’s normal pathological behavior, and understand how it works in the body. The focus needs to be on long term detrimental factor of using hashish instead of focusing on the benefits it offers individuals with mental disorders.…
According to Webster Dictionary, ecstasy is defined as “an illegal drug that is used to produce a feeling of excitement and pleasure” Ecstasy. (n.d.). Retrieved November 11, 2016, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecstasy. As with all drugs, ecstasy was produced to treat one symptom and evolved to affect another part of the brain. This research will address: what is ecstasy, how does ecstasy work, the short and long-term effects from using ecstasy, users of the drug, and prevention and support. Although ecstasy was introduced as a legal drug to address an ailment, its long term effects caused it to not be an efficient drug for consumption and an illegal drug.…
Introduction Opioids are substances derived from the opium poppy, or engineered analogs with similar impacts. Some drugs in this class are morphine, heroin, tramadol, oxycodone and methadone. Opioids can possibly bring about substance dependence that is portrayed by a powerful urge to take opioids, disabled control over opioid use, relentless opioid use notwithstanding destructive results, a higher need given to opioid use than to different exercises and commitments, expanded resistance, and a physical withdrawal response when opioids are stopped (Information sheet on opioid overdose, 2014). An opioid overdose can be classified by three signs and symptoms called the “opioid overdose triad”.…
Society and the media did not react to LSD so kindly as it became more popularized in both America and Britain in the mid 60’s, the mass majority of media portrayed it as a danger to individuals and to society, they ignored the beneficial effects and instead of looking at the successes it had in the psychotherapy world, they focused on the “bad trips,” the small number of disaster stories from personal user experiences, and over dramatized the possible and actual dangers of the drug. [8] Moreover, social tension was in the air everywhere, there was a clear divided, with the far left liberals and subcultures involving psychedelics on one side and the American and British government on the other. Writing in The New York Times on April 22, 1966, staff reporter Benard Weinraub interviewed people on both views of the controversy of LSD and psychedelic drug use, and reported several cases in which people committed violent and self harming actions while on the drug, and some people reported trips were “frightening and, to use the most repeated word, ‘dangerous.’” [9] Hospitals were being flooded with LSD users, who were showing up with ‘“uncontrolled violent urges, homicidal urges,’ or ‘overwhelming fear.’’’ [10] This negative portrayal of LSD in the media was also happening in Britain too but with also the focus of how it can damage society.…
As values and traditions transform, the main types of illicit drugs do likewise. The frequently exploited drugs currently are thought to be cocaine, marijuana, opiates, amphetamines, hallucinogens, and barbiturates. Some individuals are trying mind-altering drugs also, such as Ecstasy and LSD. People consume drugs for various motives as well as explanations like to reduce anxiety, for the reason that it produces a feeling of happiness, interest, to be accepted by the crowd, and in their opinion, they feel that they are mature enough to do so. Several individuals consider drug exploitation and dependence as harshly a societal hindrance.…
Brief history of Opiates Archeological evidence fossilized poppy seeds suggest that Neanderthal man may of used the opium poppy about thirty thousand years ago. Also the first known written reference of the poppy appears in a Sumerian text from around 4000 B.C. Around 3400 B.C, the opium poppy is cultivated was lower Mesopotamia. Then, during 330 B.C, Alexander the Great introduces Opium to Persia and India. In the 15th and 16th century, it is believed Arab traders brought opium to the far east.…