Opiate

hijacking of the brain. To challenge these views, consider this: If the right wing theory is correct, and addiction is the result of simple substance abuse, then why is it that hospital patients who receive the purest grades of certain drugs like opiates emerge from the hospital free from addiction? If the left argument is right, and addiction is the result of chemicals wreaking havoc on the brain, where are the chemicals found that build a serious gambling…

an obstacle and drugs were used as a type of recreational activity.While the constant attempts to take control of this problem by the authorities, Being current for the US as well as other countries all over the world.The 1940s brought the ban on opiates, the 1960s - de la…

(Tebbett), it must be safe, even beneficial, for a person to smoke. Another argument is that marijuana is not nearly as harmful as other drugs. Cocaine, opiates, hallucinogens such as LSD, and even the nicotine in cigarettes are much more addictive than marijuana (Tebbett). As psychologist Mitch Earleywine so eloquently stated, “If you tell an opiate addict you’re ‘addicted’ to marijuana, you’re probably going to get kicked in the crotch,” (Sanders,…

Everyday 91 people die from an overdose in the United States. These deaths are not all from street drugs. Since 1999 prescription related opioid overdoses have resulted in the death of 183,000 people. Many people develop opioid addiction from being prescribed an opioid for common injuries, accidents, or illnesses. Along with opioids, stimulants and depressants are commonly abused and misused and it becoming a growing problem. Prescription drugs are drugs designed to treat a specific illness,…

Substance Abuse; noun, “overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol or drugs.” Substance abuse has become more prevalent recently, grasping onto the lives of adults like you and I every day. Fisher, G. (2009) The overwhelming dependence becomes an addiction and forces the user to continue the habit, thriving on the substance, living for the high, and allowing the substance to overtake their lives. Do you even wonder, “why”, what provoked the thought of someone…

Approximately 10.5% of teens in Missouri used an illicit drug in the past month.1 The teenage years are in important part into growing in the adult years of their lives. When teenagers abuse drugs it causes the brain to not function properly. It also affects their social life with their friends and family, school, sports, and also their career. Teenage drug abuse can cause long term effects such as the brain not functioning properly, memory loss, ability to concentrate, and motor skills.…

there are roughly 23 million people a year that are using and abusing drugs. In the U.S alone it costs about $197 billion dollars a year to use drugs and to fight the growing drug problems. Some of the biggest drugs being used are heroine or other opiates, marijuana, and others that are all around the same number of users. To fight or control the flow of drugs coming into the United States has the DEA stopping shipments coming from Mexico and other countries, however hard they try they will…

record for the second-highest number of deaths caused by heroin overdose. That is nearly one death every three hours. These numbers could be much higher if it weren’t for in 2014 when the naloxone access law was passed. Naloxone (Narcan,) is an opiate antidote used to reverse the effects of opioids such as heroin. The law allows for medics and police to administer the drug to users who have overdosed on the scene. If 911 is not called in time the drug is not very…

FALSE POSITIVE DRUG TEST Finite Math Professor Joy Beverly Tommy Warren 10/02/17 FALSE POSITIVE DRUG TEST Yikes, I tested positive for an illicit and illegal drug and I don’t use drugs. Can this really happen? Yes, it can happen and it has to too many innocent people. You should have received a negative result when tested for drugs, but you didn’t instead you received a positive result. This is referred to as a ‘false positive’. Understanding ‘false positive” is a…

“Fluanxol”  Introduction : • History and background : - Fluanxol is a thioxanthene derivative which contains flupentixol as active substances. It belongs to group of medicines known as antidepressants drugs which act on nerve pathway in specific areas of the brain and help in correcting some chemical imbalances that cause the symptoms of this illness. - Its International Non-proprietary Name (INN) is flupentixol , but its British Approved Name (BAN) is flupenthixol and it is known in the market…