Codeine

Good evening everyone this is Caitlin Brazil reporting live from Media Watch, where we deconstruct, analyse and reveal knowledge on recent issues happening in the media and how it positions us. Tonight I will be giving an update on the current codeine ban occurring across Australia. The popular over the counter drugs containing the low doses of codeine have now officially been removed since February 1st. Many Australians are now facing conflict with the Australian self-medication industry, who are responsible for removing codeine from pharmacies. They believe this action will help reduce the number of addicted consumers who have become reliant on the drugs, and they also hope to decrease the number of codeine related deaths annually. There has been a numerous number of articles written about it,…

Codeine is a short-acting narcotic prescribed by physicians most often used for the treatment of pain relief. It is an opioid Codeine can be highly addictive and provides the user with an overall sense of calm and feelings of pleasure. When codeine is used it enters the brain and causes the release of neurotransmitters that stimulate the reward center of the brain, leaving the user feeling intense feelings of well-being and pleasure. This kind of pleasure can lead to both psychological and…

Addicts who suffer financially will not hesitate to use their last rubble (Russian currency) on their bad habits. However, many will settle for something a little more in their price range. When times get tough krokodil is the drug one goes to for it gives its users similar effects to that of heroin and costs much cheaper, leading it to also be associated as “the poor mans drug”. In fact, in 2011 anecdotal reports from Russia suggested that ten tablets of over the counter codeine, which happens…

follows “Spenn, the grains of the spenn (poppy)-plant, with excretions of flies found on the wall, strained to a pulp, passed through a sieve and administered on four successive days” (Brownstein). This compound was thought to induce sleep, and reduce pain. Today, narcotic analgesics or opioids, have either been derived from the opium poppy or they have been synthetically made or altered. The most popular derivatives of opium include: codeine, heroin, hydrocodone morphine, and oxycodone.…

1970 Percodan was listed as a Schedule II drug, meaning it was often abused, in the Federal Controlled Substances Act. Soon after, another oxycodone product, Percocet was placed on the market. In an attempt to avoid more abuse and robberies, Percocet was prescribed much more carefully. However, the effectiveness made the drug become highly desirable as a painkiller. In 1996, the pure version of oxycodone was released onto the market as OxyContin. Many lawsuits have been made against the company…

This class of drug contains drugs like heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, codeine, fentanyl, etc. In most cases, opioids are prescribed by doctors as a short term pain reliever. Usually a person’s body can handle small doses of opioids without becoming addicted, but when people decide to abuse opioids their chances of becoming addicted are much greater. Most people are unaware of the toll abusing painkillers can take on your body. If a painkiller is not prescribed to you, it can have long…

because they’re either down, or vulnerable. This makes me believe why people decide to consistently abuse drugs. Also I believe that “Other people, however, enjoy having boundless energy and being "on" all the time. Or, they may live such busy lives that they need an extra boost (or at least they think they do). Rather than prioritize their time so that they can get enough sleep, eat properly, and do all the things that guarantee enough energy and a good disposition to face life without drugs,…

Opioids What are opioids? Opioids. A prescribed drug that has been killing millions. You may be wondering what is a opioid? The word opioid is derived from opium, which is a drug that can be both natural and synthetic. Opiates are alkaloid compounds naturally found in the opium poppy plant, which include; morphine, codeine, and thebaine. They are the most widely prescribed drug in the United States. Opioids reduce pain by switching off pain receptors in the brain. “Opioid medications bind to…

Codeine is an opioid medicine, narcotic, and cough suppressant commonly used as a painkiller to treat mild to moderate pain. But codeine is also widely abused and used as a drug and this is why it should be placed on the banned list. Codeine is sometimes considered one of the more “safer” opioid drugs, but that leads people to believe that it's safer to use and leads to massive amounts of addiction to codeine. Codeine, when consumed, is metabolized in the body and becomes morphine, which is a…

The past two weeks at Livengrin the topics of pain management and mindfulness have been the main focus in group with patients. The intentions of these lessons are to give the patients healthy coping skills to deal with their stressors instead of relying on drugs and alcohol to cope. The patients were exposed to meditation exercises and ways to self-regulate their frustrations in life. We also explored when it is appropriate for a recovering drug addict to take pain medications to regulate their…