Opioid receptor

usually prescribed for managing chronic pain. Long-term affects of opioids on the metabolism and endocrine system include high amounts of prolactin and growth hormone, decreased oxytocin, estradiol, testosterone and LH Stress is a physiological, mental, or emotional factor that causes tension to the body or mind. Stresses can also initiate the "fight or…

a common antiparkinsonian drug that is also indicated for restless leg syndrome. It acts directly on the postsynaptic striatal receptors, allowing for more dopamine to be in the synaptic cleft by reducing turnover of the neurotransmitter (Murdoch, Cheer, & Wagstaff, 2004). Ropinirole focuses mostly on stimulating D2 and D3 receptors with little activity on other receptors, leading to fewer side effects (Murdoch et al., 2004). The most common side effects include nausea, dizziness, headache,…

Within the past year, eleven million Americans abused an opioid pain reliever and two million became dependent on them. Opioids are one of the most accessible drugs because of how often they are prescribed and are often seen as a gateway to other drugs. Seeing that most opioid abusers are aged twenty-five to forty, it is safe to say that many have children or will have children. As with any type of drug, opioid use has a significant effect on the daily life of the user, which in turn, affects…

and cultural literacy within the medical community. It is known that there are some minor medical differences between African-Americans and Caucasians, but those differences have more to do with the metabolism of medication rather than with pain receptors. Also, each culture is different in how they express pain, it does not mean that they either feel more or feel less pain than they are stating they are…

OxyContin is an opioid pain medicine, and is sometimes called a narcotic. It is used to treat moderate to severe pain that is expected to last for a long time, such as pain from injuries, arthritis, and cancer.. OxyContin is the brand name for the time release formula of oxycodone hydrochloride. Depending on the dosage, OxyContin provides up to twelve hours of relief from chronic pain. It works by changing the way the brain and the nervous system respond to pain. It is produced and distributed…

therapy, and stringent regulation and monitoring of opioid prescriptions and use.…

For Opioid Painkillers a person can have constipation, nausea, feeling high (euphoria), have a slowed breathing rate, be drowsy, confused, have poor coordination and increased pain with higher doses. (CNS) Depressants and Anti- Anxiety Medications can cause…

For most people, watching the news on television, reading the newspaper, or checking out the news on your phone is one of the first things you do in the morning. You’ll read about the upcoming elections, the scores of the previous night’s sporting events, and whatever or whoever else is getting their 15 minutes of fame at the time. Then, you’ll read about who has overdosed. It’s to the point where you’re expecting it. “Teen overdosed on Heroin two months before graduation,” or “Mother leaves…

Treatment vs. Incarceration for Opioid Abuse There are more than 15 million Americans that suffer from opioid abuse disorder (WHO,2014). This paper looks at treatment options verses incarceration. Out of the 2 million people in federal and state prison more than one-quarter of them suffer from drug abuse (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…

Stated in the CNN Wire Service, “75% of the world 's opioid prescription drugs are prescribed and swallowed up in a country that makes up less than 5% of the world 's population, leading to the most common cause of preventable death in America today.” This statistically is agonizing to read. How could a nation comprised of only 5% of the world’s population possibly use 75% of the worlds opioids? This is the main reason why doctors and medical professionals need to be regulated…