Opium poppy

marijuana user would have to consume an estimated 1,500 pounds of marijuana in 15 minutes to induce a lethal response (Smith 2017). Medical Marijuana is a better alternative than Prescription Opioids. Opioid Opioids are drugs 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…

The Ethical Dilemma of Narcan Administration to Drug Users Lorene E. Williams RELE 524 December 2017 Loma Linda University The Ethical Dilemma of Narcan Administration to Drug Users There is a dispute among medical professionals, government entities and individuals as to whether the training and provision of Narcan is really necessary as addicts make a conscious decision to take the drugs. This paper will look at the history of opioid use, facts associated with the opioid epidemic, and the…

II From what started as setting score right for The Al Qaida attacking the US in 2001, lasted long and lost its goals. The US was successful in driving out Al Qaida ,who were in hiding, protected by The Taliban. They also successfully removed the Taliban from power in Afghanistan. The US and other international forces came together and started nation building in Afghanistan, which led to the establishment of a corrupt government leaving public to revolt and seek help from the Taliban. Even…

Introduction Opioids are substances derived from the opium poppy, or engineered analogs with similar impacts. Some drugs in this class are morphine, heroin, tramadol, oxycodone and methadone. Opioids can possibly bring about substance dependence that is portrayed by a powerful urge to take opioids, disabled control over opioid use, relentless opioid use notwithstanding destructive results, a higher need given to opioid use than to different exercises and commitments, expanded resistance, and a…

export, to barely any food to survive on its own. This lack of food created famine and left many former subsistence farmers in hunger. These famines peaked in April of 1770, primarily due to the destruction of food crops in Bengal to produce more opium and poppy, reducing food accessibility, contributing to nationwide famine. The most infamous famine occurred in 1943 named the ‘Bengal Famine’ in which four million people…

Dreamland, by Sam Quinones, focused on the opiate epidemic that has been flourishing within America. Similarly, the documentary, Heroin Cape Cod, USA focused on the widespread abuse of Vicodin, Percocet, and Oxycodone that has led the U.S. into the rise of an opiate addiction today. Both of these sources not only focused on the operations behind the administration of opiates like heroin, but also the factors driving the epidemic in the U.S. A driving factor of the opiate epidemic both…

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…

new citizens by spreading untrue claims about ‘disruptive Mexicans and their marihuana drug.’ These reports in the media eventually influenced law. Cities and towns near the border across Texas were inspired by San Francisco 's decision to outlaw opium in years past in an attempt to control Chinese immigrants. Marijuana prohibitions provided authorities with an excuse to search, detain, imprison and ultimately deport Mexicans. In 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act went into effect nationwide. Although…

Mexico and the U.S. have had a long history of collaboration. In the 1970's, the U.S. began to provide Mexico with equipment to eliminate marijuana and opium poppy fields. Because the U.S. was the highest consumer of drugs, they did not ignore the uncontrollable international drug trafficking affairs in Mexico. Former Mexican President, Felipe Calderón (2006-2012), got the U.S. to accept the war on drugs as…

our prescription medicine comes from plant extracts or synthesized plant compounds. The top ten most widely known plants that are used in the medical field are cannabis, cocaine, daffodils, deadly nightshade, English yew, fever tree, foxglove, opium poppy, rubbertree, and willow. (“Plants & Medicine: Top 10”, 2014). All of these plants contain an active ingredient that aid in treating a variety of health…