Drug overdose

Introduction Heroin is a highly addictive opioid that is derived from morphine, a natural substance extracted from an opium poppy plant (“Heroin”, 2014). This drug can be administered by injection and inhalation, via snorting or smoking. This allows the substance to travel to the brain at a rapid rate, contributing to its highly addictive effects (“Heroin”, 2014). Heroin is converted back to morphine once it is in the brain, which then binds to mu-opioid receptors (MORs), stimulating the release…

Opium, black tar, Chinese molasses, All names for one of the world’s most addictive substances, something that has developed over time. Opioid use is a plight on communities in the modern era, it is having an apparent rise in popularity in rural and urban America and is affecting society as a whole. The only way forward is a treatment based system rather than punishment based. That is not to argue by any means that opioid users should be exonerated for crimes committed under the influence,…

They are most commonly known as oxycodone or OxyContin, hydrocodone, and fentanyl, as well as the illegal street drug, heroin (Opioid Addiction 2016 Facts & Figures). They work by altering the release of dopamine, which is the natural hormone the brain releases as a way of rewarding itself, as well as blocking pain receptors in the brain (Kosten and George, 13-20)…

Did you know that drug-related overdoses have risen fifty six percent in the past ten years in America? Also, drug addiction has reached epidemic levels across the world with 230 million drug abusers (Sederer). Most people don’t realize how big drug addiction really is, it ruins families, relationships, and most importantly it destroys your body. The song, The A Team, written and performed by Ed Sheeran addresses the issue of drug abuse when analyzed using cultural criticism. Drug addiction is…

Drugs are categorised into the following main groups: Depressants,Opiates and Opioids, stimulants and hallucinogens. Heroin is a depressant and is derived from the opium poppy, putting it in the opiate and opioids group. In the late 1800’s it was considered a less addictive and more affective drug than morphine and was used in treating the symptoms of respiratory discomfort and infection due to its sedative and slowing effects. Not only was it praised amongst the medical personnel at this time,…

entering care, compulsive substance abusers are far more likely to revert to their old patterns of use very soon after being discharged (Sober Living Communities and Housing Options. (n.d.pg__). 8. Youth Stabilization Programs The state currently only funds four youth treatment programs, 1 female and 3 male youth residential programs in Massachusetts (Carlo, G, 2010). Limited systems exist for youth with only five recovery high schools in the commonwealth as well . Carlo et al, provide clarity…

analgesic drug, meaning that it is similar to a narcotic, but without acting longer acting symptoms, it is also used as a treatment method for pain as well. In layman’s terms, the body of the patient in treatment takes the methadone and it satisfies the body’s craving, however there are no drug-induced symptoms that follow, if medically managed at the appropriate level. Methadone is offered to patients, typically in an outpatient setting. Each state varies in how methadone can…

Tanner Leary Ms. Maggert English III 13 December 2016 Prescription Drug Use Prescription drugs are a tricky subject to make claims about. While they help so many people they also have a negative effect on many people. Many people have been affected by drugs of many kinds but it is alarming when prescription drugs are a huge cause of why people overdose so easily and die because they are legal and so easy to get ahold of. They are bad because of the short term effects they have, the long term…

Judicial) are together to control drug use in the United States. Because drug use affects everyone in our society, the government stepped in to regulate usage and distribution of soft drugs like marijuana and hard drugs like heroin, along with prescription drug use. We can ask ourselves if it is really working. The President and his Administration are working through the office of National Drug Policy in an Attempt to control the use and distribution of widely used drugs in the United States.…

A Case for Drug Decriminalization Drug abuse is a major problem throughout the world. Drugs can influence the everyday lives of people, whether they be users, dealers, drug-related crime victims, or the friend/family of an affected. Violent crime, prostitution, government corruption, and more can all have a link to narcotics. Much of the world, including the United States, try to stop these effects of illicit drugs by focusing on stricter laws and enforcement. Yet this this approach may be…