Opiate

include alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, opiate, marijuana, ketamine, amphetamine, hallucinogen and heroine. Each of these drugs affects the reward system of the brain. How people become addicted to drugs People become addicted to drugs when doing either of these things. 1. Numbing and reducing pain – Some people take drugs to numb pain. Opiates are good examples of drugs that are medically used to treat pain; however, they are so addictive. Opiates provoke opiate receptors in different sections…

naturally found in the opium poppy plant. Some prescription opioids are made from the plant directly and some are made from scientists in labs using the same chemical structure (“Opiate Effects”). Opioids are used to make the body feel relaxed and treat moderate to severe pain, making it very easy to become dependent or addicted ("Opiate Effects”). Prescription opioids have many different effects on the body, both long-term and short-term. In the short-term, opioids can relieve pain and make…

into one the of most addictive drugs in our society. Heroin is the illegal opiate drug made from the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. The plant flourishes in dry warm climates; the vast majority of the opium poppies are grown in Central Asia with Afghanistan being the largest exporter producing up to 82% of the world 's supply. Heroin, also known as Diamorphine, is one of a group of drugs called opiates; a substance derived from opium. Opium is…

drugs can affect the way sports are played, and cause health problems, such as addiction. First, schools should be allowed to perform drug testing on student athletes because drugs affect the way sports are played. Drugs like alcohol, cannabis, and opiates slow down breathing by lowering the capacity of the lungs. Alcohol causes mild anesthesia or the loss of feeling, so when an injury happens the body won’t sense it. On the website drugs.ie it says “some depressants, such as alcohol, cause…

is Suboxone? Suboxone is a chemical compound of naloxone and buprenorphine. The combination is used to assist in opiate addicts, for the purpose of medication aided detox. The problem with this is, however, that buprenorphine is actually, a mild opiate itself. Clinicians would say, and some still do, that buprenorphine is not able to cause a dependency because it is only a partial opiate agonist. However, the fact that there was the general assumption, that there would be a mild high at best,…

most commonly used substance in society and when abused like any other substance, can affect the dopamine receptor that provides stimulus to the reward pathway of the brain. As such, alcohol was used as a pain killer before the wide spread use of opiates. Other drugs within this class like benzodiazepines, non- benzodiazepines sleep medications, and barbiturates are medications used primarily for this class of drugs effect of inhibiting the brains activity through GABA transmission, in order to…

Fentanyl According to Susan Robertson, the drug fentanyl which is an opiate agonist, has been around since the 1960s and created by Dr. Paul Jansen. "The use of fentanyl as a pain reliever and anesthetic was quickly adopted in the medical setting. In the 1960s, the agent was introduced as an intravenous anesthetic under the brand name Sublimaze"(S.Robertson)pg.1. In the 90s fentanyl was turned into a patch which breaks down into the blood stream through a period of 72 hours. Fentanyl…

go by. Drug companies drug representatives have convinced Doctors that opiates such as Vicodin, OxyContin are not addictive drugs. Back in the days according to Dreamland by Quinones, Doctors try to refrain from giving narcotics pain medications to patients because they know how addictive these drugs can be. It is better for patients to abstain from those medications because patients can become dependent on these drugs. Opiates, Vicodin, narco, hydrocodone, oxycodone, Percocet and heroin,…

built your empire, it will steal it all away. Millions of Americans are struggling in silence with the disease of addiction and if we don’t establish a method to effectively treat it, the statistics will continue to rise at an alarming rate. While opiates are effective for pain management, they can be addictive and we must treat the epidemic of addiction through easier access to medication assisted detoxification and maintenance, access to longer inpatient and outpatient therapy, and stringent…

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…