Module 2 Application Assignment: Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics In order to understand the impact of opioids on clients’ counselors need to be familiar with the terminology used in the study of addictions. To understand the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of opioids knowing their meaning is essential. Pharmacodynamics explains the effects drugs like opioids have on the body and brain functions while pharmacokinetics focuses on the body’s interaction with the drugs and how it processes through the body (Lorenzini, Daali, Dayer, & Desmeules, 2012) .Opioids are compounds drugs or drugs that are used to relieve pain by attaching to the receptors in the brain. These opioids are prescription drugs known as opiates and include hydrocodone,
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The cells are grouped in clusters just like terminal wires and group of nerve bundles are called tracts which use chemical messengers to send information like the computer and electrical wires send to the computers brain. In the brain the wires or chemical messengers are called neurotransmitters that help the brain to communicate (Smith, 2013). Smith (2013) says the neurotransmitter are chemicals that discharge into gaps and other receptor that have names like endorphins, dopamine, GABA, Serotonin and norepinephrine to name a few. As the body introduces drug chemicals inside Smith (2013) explaining that the brain has a barrier which works to block them from reaching the brain called the ‘Blood-brain Barrier”. The lipid –soluble substance are able to past through the blood-brain barrier according to Smith by changing the effect on the mind and their behavior (Smith, 2013). These opioids when used other than orally and as prescribed by a physician, people tend to use various methods of intake such as injecting, sniffing, and even smoking that alter the chemical reactions in the brain producing an altered state of being (Smith, …show more content…
The type of drug is also important and why and how the drug is used in the first place along with other factors from the dosages, methods of ingestion and quantity of drugs consumed are alt pieces of information need during intake. According National Institute on Drug Abuse reports (2014) counselors need to know where to begin their treatment phase by determining the needs of the client, drug of choice, tolerance level, and how this dependence started. This type of addiction is considered a brain disease and may require levels of treatment for a full recovery (Drug,
The cells are grouped in clusters just like terminal wires and group of nerve bundles are called tracts which use chemical messengers to send information like the computer and electrical wires send to the computers brain. In the brain the wires or chemical messengers are called neurotransmitters that help the brain to communicate (Smith, 2013). Smith (2013) says the neurotransmitter are chemicals that discharge into gaps and other receptor that have names like endorphins, dopamine, GABA, Serotonin and norepinephrine to name a few. As the body introduces drug chemicals inside Smith (2013) explaining that the brain has a barrier which works to block them from reaching the brain called the ‘Blood-brain Barrier”. The lipid –soluble substance are able to past through the blood-brain barrier according to Smith by changing the effect on the mind and their behavior (Smith, 2013). These opioids when used other than orally and as prescribed by a physician, people tend to use various methods of intake such as injecting, sniffing, and even smoking that alter the chemical reactions in the brain producing an altered state of being (Smith, …show more content…
The type of drug is also important and why and how the drug is used in the first place along with other factors from the dosages, methods of ingestion and quantity of drugs consumed are alt pieces of information need during intake. According National Institute on Drug Abuse reports (2014) counselors need to know where to begin their treatment phase by determining the needs of the client, drug of choice, tolerance level, and how this dependence started. This type of addiction is considered a brain disease and may require levels of treatment for a full recovery (Drug,