Morphine

The War on Drugs 1874 English Researcher C.R. Wright first created heroin by boiling morphine and acetic anhydride. It caused anxiety, vomiting and sleepiness after taken. He soon after stopped his research. 21 years later in 1895 German scientist Heinrich Dreser picked up where Wright left off and started distributing it in available over-the-counter form. As its popularity grew so did its unrestricted distribution. It was available over the counter and sent as free samples in the mail. By…

Introduction Opiates are derived from opium and encompass a broad range of drugs such as morphine, heroin, and fentanyl among others. Over time, opioid addiction has primarily affected the various population groups in the US. The substances should be used in the medical profession to relieve pain, boost physical and mental energy and lessen anxiety. However, unmonitored use of the materials for both prescribed and nonmedical use has resulted into tolerance and addiction. Opiate dependence makes…

Like heroin, it is made from the poppy plant. Fentanyl is one hundred times more potent than morphine. Legal fentanyl has been prescribed for pain management for almost ninety years. In the prescription form, it is used for cancer patients as a last resort for pain management. Two salt grained sized amounts of fentanyl is lethal if exposed to…

drugs that are used to treat pain, some may also see them called Opioids or Narcotics. They may be legal or illegal. Some of the most popular and recognizable opiates are called Codeine, Heroin, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Methadone, Meperidine, Morphine, and Oxycodone and many more. Along with the brand names of these opiates some are also known as Vicodin, Dilaudid, Demerol, Percocet, and Oxycontin. Wrongly using these drugs can affect people in many ways. First, taking large quantities of…

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…

Heroin Some people carry addictions as if it were a secret. They wouldn’t look like your typical drug addict. They were clean, took care of their kids, and lived life as if it were normal. That’s what Beth’s story was like. She was was your typical mom with beautiful children and a normal life. You never would’ve known she had an addiction. Beth started using drugs at a young age. She was between the age of 16 and 17, it started out as normal teenage experimentation. But painkillers became an…

There are a lot of things in the world that can harm our dental health, especially now with so much of our food and drinks being processed and filled with artificial ingredients instead of natural or organic. The more unnatural a food is, in most instances, the more unhealthy it is. One thing that has been causing to our dental health for years, rather it is natural or artificial, are illegal substances such as heroin, cocaine, meth, and cannabis. We released an article earlier about the effects…

It contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms. Opium is poisonous in large doses. Opium is also a word used for anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the mind or emotions. In…

can also cause the heart rate to slow down. In an experimental study conducted by Cahalan et al. (1987) on the heart rate response 81 healthy patients undergoing elective surgery were given narcotics prior/during surgery. The group that received morphine or fentanyl (both opiates) presented with a significantly decreased heart rate (Cahalan, 1987). The suspected mechanisms behind this effect are the vasogenic effects of these substances. Research has also demonstrated that opioids interact with…

In the United States individuals die every day due to heroin overdose. Heroin can be practically found anywhere nowadays, and the use and effects of it can cause serious consequence to a person’s health. Heroin is derived from morphine alkaloid which is found in opium and is approximately 2-3 times more potent (Drugs.com, 2015). Heroin in many cases is a white powdery substance. In other cases is has been seen as a black sticky substance known as “black tar heroin.” (National Institute on Drug…