Generic Name: Dolophine (Metadol) Proprietary Name: Mathadone Classification: Narcotic Methadone: (Meth-a-dohn) a potent opioid; Conducted by mouth or injection to relive discomfort. Also helps with cough and to treat heroin dependence. (A.McFerran, 2011) For this assignment I chose to do Methadone.…
Methadone is a Schedule II drug that belongs to the opioid family of drugs. Methadone it is an extended acting synthetic tranquilizing painkiller. In the early 1960s, two New York physicians, Marie Nyswander and Vincent Dole, ascertained that when methadone is taken on a daily base, it is a constructive habituated medical treatment for individuals who have become opioid addicts. Since the 1960s, methadone has been strategized to help people who are dependent on illicit drugs such as opioid, heroin, morphine, and codeine.…
Cocaine in its various form is derived forms coca plant is native to the high mountain rangers of the south America. The coca as a stimulate. The stimulating effects of the drug increases breathing which increases oxygen intake. This afforded native labors of the region the stamping to perform their duties in thin air at high altitudes.…
She was born on january 27,1983. She was very lightly colored, weighed 2 pounds and was premature. The year of 1983 was a time that was hard for most people,many people were struggling and and some were just out of it. Mainly because there was a drug currently popular called crack cocaine. Many people used it so it was hard not to see traumatic things in your everyday life.…
Difficult Detox Drug addiction and substance abuse are not only prominent with the use of ‘street drugs’, the epidemic has been increasingly present in the world of prescription medications as well, even those that are used to ‘wean’ people off of other illicit drugs. Here are a list of some of the most commonly abused prescription, or ‘legal’ drugs, and their self-detox risks. SubOxone: The intended use of SubOxone is the treatment of opiate addiction, however, many individuals develop a dependency on this ‘alternative’ as well.…
The CIA has over 60 years history of smuggling drug into certain American neighbors and cities. The CIA was created from the National Security Act of 1947. The CIA has been involved in heroin trafficking from the Turkey-Marseille’s connection to the Asian Connection in the early 1950’s to the 1970’s. But the CIA was mostly noted for their involvement in the cocaine epidemic in 1980’s. Before I write about the cocaine epidemic of the 1980’s.…
Introduction 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine is more commonly known as MDMA or its street names Ecstasy or “Molly.” In 1912, it was initially developed as an appetite suppressant and used in the 1960s for psychotherapy medication (CJASN). The drug transitioned into being used recreationally for parties and music festivals that caused feelings of euphoria, heightened emotions, and amplified energy. The drug was banned in 1985 when people became concerned about its safeness. Most of the Ecstasy found on the black market contain little to no MDMA which increases the dangers to users.…
Crack Cocaine Crack cocaine is an extremely powerful and dangerous stimulant drug. Crack cocaine causes adverse side effects and serious health problems. Crack cocaine is very addicting and overdoses are very common. A History of Crack Cocaine…
When MDMA is mentioned, people automatically think “party drug”. Although that may be true in many cases, MDMA is also used therapeutically. Methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine, also known as Ecstasy, is a phenethylamine that includes mescaline and methamphetamine (Bouso, Doblin, Farré, and Alcázar 2008). According to Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary (2012), “MDMA was first synthesized for use as an appetite suppressant, but because of its high incidence of severe side effects it was never marketed for that indication.”…
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.…
When someone is trying to commit a date rape crime they always lean on the date rape drug rohypnol. When we first here the word date we automatically…
Date rape is a severe issue in modern day society that both males and females should be aware of. They need to know ways to prevent it, the physical and psychological effects that come with being a date rape victim, how to ask for help, and how to make sure the person who did it is being punished.…
Rape in my own understanding is when person A wants to treat person B’s life recklessly and without consent in order to achieve sexual pleasure. Person A would need to have any type of sexual intercourse as their prime motive, and they have no intention in asking person B for consent, knowing that they will refuse. Obviously, rape and alcohol play a major role together; it can be used as the weapon of malice in order to help person A make sure that person B is in an unconscious state.…
How is date rape different from other types of rape you might ask? Well date rape is when someone uses drugs to sexually assault someone. The assaulter can easily get the drugs in side your system. It can be as easy as slipping a tiny pill inside your drink. And the thing is, you would never know because most of the drugs do not have any taste, smell, or color to it.…