Opioid receptor

dopamine by connecting to opioid receptors in the brain. However, though they are similar in the way they work, Heroin has 3 times the potency of morphine, precipitating more severe reactions in the brain. Consequently, the euphoric feeling users get from the dopamine release are what makes Heroin, and most drugs, so addictive. Is there a link between addiction to your topic and genetics? Heroin addiction…

Gabapentin and the Nmethyldaspartate antagonist, ketamine, are similar in improving early pain control and in decreasing opioid consumption.One key issue is its safety and tolerability, with psychotomimetic adverse effects being the major concern. In surgery with high risks of neuropathic pain, the preventative use of gabapentin and pregabalin may be considered. Fear beliefs…

Opioids can cause respiratory depression that can progress to death and this can occur in multiple ways. First, opioids are known to act directly on the medulla and pons, which are critical areas for respiration specifically involved in rhythm generation (Pattison, 2008). Additionally, Opioids effect in the brainstem appears to be linked to their ability to interfere with chemoreception in key respiratory…

known as the nod. The user eventually falls asleep and then wake up later craving another dose of heroin. One of the worst things about heroin are the physical effects, some of which will kill you. As stated before the morphine binds to the opioid receptors which are attached to your brain stems which controls important automatic processes like blood pressure and respiration. Regular users began to can experience kidney or liver disease, pulmonary problems, constipation, collapsed veins and…

Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addiction Opioid addiction is a chronic, recurring brain disease that can be adequately and safely managed. I have reviewed two articles that discuss medication-assisted therapy for opioid addiction. The first article discusses three US FDA-approved medications for treating opioid addiction, while the second article discusses the treatment needs of pregnant women with opioid use disorders. In the first article, three presentations are discussed that…

culture, leaping off front-page headlines in our newspapers, as we begin to learn about the sorrow and devastation the drug behind the word is bringing us, as individuals and as a society. Fentanyl is different: This is the dominant story about this opioid; that we had all better sit up straighter and listen because this is a drug that is wildly addictive and starkly lethal. And the statistics do lend authority to the stories that we are beginning to hear, in our communities and in our media. …

In the world of medicine, pain is associated with different types of diseases. Pain can be sudden such as a headache, fever, aches and pains, or pain can be continuous such as arthritis. There are many different kinds of pain relievers available to help reduce pain either by prescription or non-prescription medications. The first type of medication is non-narcotic analgesic drugs that can be bought over-the-counter without a prescription. According to Turley, (2014) aspirin (Bayer),…

This apparent miracle drug works by clearing the brain’s opioid receptors of any opioids taken by the patient. This will allow the patient to breathe normally and regain consciousness within about 5 minutes. Narcan can be given three different ways; intramuscular, intravenous, and the easier but less common way, nasally. Technically…

medieval Europe killing millions of people. This occurred during the 14th century. It is now the 21st century and we are faced with a new "black death" called prescription opioid drug abuse. Prescription opioid drug abuse has been on the rise in the United States since 2001 and is now considered an epidemic. Prescription opioid drug abuse is an obvious issue in today's society, as a result, steps are being taken to reduce or eliminate the abuse of prescription opiates--but at what…

This depressant class drug is the 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…