Opium Wars

The poem had many symbols. The most obvious being the albatross. The magnificent bird can be interpreted as a symbol of god, Coleridge’s opium addiction, and a sign of help for the crew. Other symbols in the poem could be the moon, the sun , stars, and the weather. But back to the idea about the albatross. The albatross is seen as a person, a “christian soul” by the sailors. The albatross…

Hashish was developed as a better alternative for opium. Laudanum was an improvement on opium, and most recently in the past several years methadone was used to control heroin and we now know that it is considered a drug of abuse. Now 70% of all illicit drug users are in the labor force (Fay, 2006). The real concern for…

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…

side of the opium commerce and the macroscopic background of colonial Hong Kong, the official governmental documents and archives will be consulted in this research. The preliminary list for this category contains: (1) The Historical and Statistical Abstract of the Colony of Hong Kong, 1841-1930; (2) Hong Kong Government Annual Reports, 1845-1941; (3) The Hong Kong Government Gazette, 1845-1941; (4) The Governor 's Report on the Blue Book; (5) The Prepared Opium Ordinance; (6) Opium (Raw)…

Hypnotherapy and Opium Addiction Treatment Sylvie Bridgman PNUR 4585 November 12th, 2015 Mebs Karim Hypnotherapy and Opium Addiction Treatment The focus of this paper is to understand and potentially implement findings from a study which centered on the use of hypnotherapy in treating opium addiction into my own nursing practice. I will begin by providing a summary of the article and it 's findings and then move onto how I could integrate these findings into my own practice, and whether I…

History of Coca-Cola Coca Cola was first found back in 1886 by a person name John Pemberton (pharmacist). During the American Civil War, Many have addicted to morphine. So John decided to start a quest to find a substitute for the problematic drug. Ever since, *Coke = Coca-Cola was born there is no name for it. The word “Coca-Cola” was invented by Frank Mason Robinson ( John.P Accountant ).John Pemberton claimed that Coke could cured many diseases such as : morphine addiction, indigestion, nerve…

Introduction: Sildenafil Citrate (API) is more commonly known by its trade name, Viagra. The drug was discovered by Pfizer. It is used to treat penile dysfunction in men. The drug was firstly created in the 1990’s and was to be used as a treatment for high blood pressure, angina and chest pain. During Trials it was discovered that the drug had insignificant effect on angina. In turn an unexpected side-effect was discovered. The drug gave men a penile erection and sustained it for a period of…

Chinese history is a complex and multifaceted loop of interrelated political, social and economic change, ultimately leading to the current rise of Modern China in the 21st century. The present century has been characterized by the Australian Government as the “Asian Century” due to the nation’s global economic prevalence. Considering the long term trends, this can be attributed to the countries erratic political transformations; principally the economic consequences of the nation’s Imperial…

Drugs are categorised into the following main groups: Depressants,Opiates and Opioids, stimulants and hallucinogens. Heroin is a depressant and is derived from the opium poppy, putting it in the opiate and opioids group. In the late 1800’s it was considered a less addictive and more affective drug than morphine and was used in treating the symptoms of respiratory discomfort and infection due to its sedative and slowing effects. Not only was it praised amongst the medical personnel at this time,…

2). HEROIN: Heroin is formed by conversion of morphine which does not require complex equipmentation but more elaborate chemical operation under which morphine is refluxed with acetic anhydride for about 5 hours results into the formation of Diacetyl morphine, i.e., heroin. It is seperated when the solution gets neutralize with sodium carbonate or washing soda in which heroin gets separated as a precipitate. It is collected and purified by treating it with hydrochloric acid by which Heroin…