Opiate

(Common Sense for Drug Policy, 2016). What is more astonishing is that most of them do not receive the treatment they need to recover from their opiate addiction. There are many treatment options available one that is looked at here is Naloxone, which is an opiate antagonist. It reverses the effects of opiates as well as helps those who overdose from opiates. Many factors are looked in this paper such as social impacts, treatment methods,…

involvement in marketing the opiate drugs as non-addictive and safe. The book talks about the Mexican drug cartels production of heroin and nearly all the heroin in the United States is coming from the cartels. The book talks about the pharmaceutical companies releasing the opiate drugs and how it made them mainstream causing many Americans to be addicted. The drug cartels saw this addiction as a business opportunity and started bringing in heroin and synthetic opiates into the United States for…

YouTube Link Assignment: Depressants One of the three major categories of psychoactive drugs is depressants. Depressants are drugs such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates that reduce your level of brain activity. They slow down the activity of the central nervous system by decreasing the electrical activity in the brain. This produces a calming effect in the body, as well as decrease your level of awareness. While depressants can be used safely, they are dangerous if used inappropriately.…

Did you know that more than 47,000 people die from overdose in the US every year? This number is 137% higher since the year 2000. There is a huge drug problem in the US and there is not much that is being done about it. This is why interventions are now being made in the EMS community. Advocates are pushing for more invasive measures for all members of public safety. Nearly half a million people have in the last 15 years due to overdose and that number is on the rise. Drugs are becoming a bigger…

ultimately, death (NDIC, 2006). Addiction to opiates and heroin has caused an epidemic and is causing an increase in accidental overdoses (Reed, Butelman, Yufrov, Randesi & Krek, 2014) Opiate related is currently the leading cause for accidental death (Coffin & Sullivan, 2013). Opiates had become over prescribed; due to the over prescribing it is leading to diversion. Since women are just as likely to become addicted to opiates, it is causing an increase to opiate addicted newborns (Hayes &…

smoking it on a daily basis (“Opium Addiction”). This mass addiction caused many problems for the Chinese government such as wars and political issues that completely changed the country forever. Opium also has a small place in American history. Opiates such as morphine were commonly used as a pain reliever during the Civil War. They were described as being “used extensively by Civil War surgeons as pain relievers” (Lewey 102-119). After the war, it was reported that many veterans were addicted…

of research, and what I felt would make for a good topic, I looked at what was current and controversial. In doing so, I elected to look at the topic of Narcan. Narcan, which is also referred to as Naloxone, is a drug that reverses the effects of opiates. As many of us are aware, the United States, and particularly Ohio, is dealing with an epidemic of heroin and fentanyl overdoses, many resulting in death. Due to this, a recent Senate Bill was passed, allowing law enforcement officers to obtain,…

The pharmacokinetics of morphine and codeine in human plasma and urine after oral administration of a papaveris pericarpium containing traditional Chinese medicine The opiate morphine (MOR) and codeine (COD) are found in natural poppy products of papaveris pericarpium, which is the principal active component in many traditional Chinese medicines for treating cough. Despite its long history of use, little is known about the pharmacokinetics (PKs) of papaveris pericarpium, which are important…

research agrees that it is effective at it also. This is exemplified in a survey completed by Terry Hacienda, a writer for The Fresh Toast. Terry analyzes a survey completed by Hello MD, and suggests that “81% of pain patients prefer marijuana to opiates.” This shows that people find the relief from marijuana to be relatively or nearly equitable to the relief from their opioid counterparts, presumably if they are able to swap them out. Another correlating article is published in the Hawai'i…

hypoxia (decreased O2 in the blood) and hypercapnia (increased Co2 in the blood) ( Pattison, 2008). Furthermore, opiates 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…