Opiate

Opiates are derivatives of the Poppy plant or better known as Opium, but are sometimes chemically reproduced scientifically in labs as products that assume the same chemical make-up. Opium is made up of two main pain relieving drugs, Morphine and Codeine, which are used in the treatment of many stages of pain. There are many different forms of Opiates, or Opioids, such as Heroin, Oxycodone, and Hydrocodone. Heroin is an opiate, and is a product that is extracted from the Poppy plant and synthesized

over-the-counter. Codeine is an opiate and has many uses in medicine. “Opiate” is the term used to refer to the drugs that are naturally occurring and derived from the opium poppy. Opioid refers to a substance with an opium-like effect on the body and is generally the term used for the synthetically produced substances that mimic opiates [1]. An opiate can be extracted from a species of Papaveraceae; Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy. It has been found that opiates extracted from the opium

OPIOIDS – OPIUM, OPIATES, AND OPIOIDS Opioids and opiates are both derived from opium, a substance in the seeds of the poppy plant. Opiates are the drugs that represent opium in its purest forms, and opioids are synthetic and semi-synthetic formulations of natural opiates (4). Cultivation of the poppy plant for harvest of its seeds can be traced as far back as 3400 B.C. (1.) Sumerians in lower Mesopotamia referred to the opium in the seed capsules “gil,” meaning joy, and the poppy “hul gil,” plant

ways that are not always accepted by the standards of society. It goes against the norms of what society deems right or wrong. An example of negative deviance is drug addiction. Drug addiction is a nationwide crisis and opiates are one of the top drugs abused in society, Opiates are highly addictive and very dangerous when not used properly. One method of opioid treatment is opioid replacement therapy. The individual is given a medication that gives them the same feeling as the opioid and, also keeps

care, or sickle cell disease, patients enrolled in hospice care, or patients taking an opiate tapering regimen following an orthopedic procedure with an end date not to exceed 21 days. For all other patients, the prescriber must be aware that all of the following criteria must be met: the diagnosis for use of the opiate and reason for continued use are documented, previous trials of non-drug and/or non-opiate use are documented, the patient does not have concurrent use of benzodiazepines

GLIDE’s Harm Reduction program performs syringe exchange and distributes naloxone kits to make sure that opiate users on the streets on San Francisco do not use contaminated needles or harm themselves. Naloxone stops the effects of opiates in the brain and effectively reverses overdoses, so volunteer-assembled and -distributed naloxone kits could save the lives of heroin and opiate addicts. In syringe exchange, volunteers give users clean needles in exchange for their dirty ones to make sure they

when he/she withdrawals. It depends on the substance abuse they are consuming. For example a client that is under Opiate may have a different reaction from a client that drinks alcohol. According to addition and recovery "Withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable. The important thing to remember is that opiate withdrawal is not life threatening if you are withdrawing only from opiates and not a combination of drugs." Withdrawal's come with they following symptoms: Low energy, Irritability, Anxiety

If the government had full control of medical marijuana then they could control every factor of it, just as they have done with Opiates which are both a medicinal drug and is also abused recreationally. According to an article from the medical marijuana association, “If medical marijuana were legalized, governments would be able to ensure that patients are receiving safe, high-quality

drug that is primarily used to treat patients who have developed and addiction to opiate agonists such as Heroin, Oxycodone, Morphine and Hydromorph Contin. (Canadian Public Health Association. N/D.) Methadone is also used to treat chronic pain. In treatment patients will undergo a physical exam and blood work to ensure their body can handle the drug. A test is also done on the patient to determine the level of opiate withdrawal the patient is in. Once the patient is determined to require treatment

Introduction The non-fictional novel The Addict offers a current perspective through the author’s eyes, Michael Stein, into the trials and tribulations that one has to go through when being an opiate addict. The processes that addicts go through becomes instantly examinable, offering insight into how individuals become addicted and what they go through while trying to become rehabilitated. Lucy Fields is the main patient described by Michael Stein in this book. Lucy is addicted to Vicodin and has