Prescription Drugs 1 What other drug is as powerful and affects the body in the same way as the painkiller Oxycontin Heroin opium dried condensed juice of poppy morphine Percocet Percodan ID: 910504
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Slide2Prescription Drugs
1
. What other drug is as powerful and affects the body in the same way as the painkiller
Oxycontin
?
Heroin (opium dried condensed juice of poppy= morphine) Percocet/
Percodan
Contains
oxycodon
What
are some of the effects of painkillers
?
drowsiness
, slowed breathing, coma, confusion
3. What are some of the effects of depressants?
slowed
brain function, loss of judgment and coordination, depression and sluggishness
4. What are some of the effects of stimulants?
Increased blood
pressure,
increased heart rate, nervousness, feelings of hostility,
increased
blood temp,
irregular
heartbeat
5. What are some of the effects of antidepressants?
Insomnia, irritability, nervousness, anxiety, agitation, aggression, paranoid reactions
Slide3Heroin- What is it??
A
morphine derivative- morphine is opium’s most potent active derivative.
First
synthesized in 1874, heroin was widely used in medicine the early part of the 20
th
Century, until its addictive potential was recognized.
Slide4Pure heroin is a white powder with a bitter taste. Street heroin may vary in color from white to dark brown because of the impurities or additives. There is a dark brown or black form of the drug, as a dense roofing tar or coal, known as “black tar”.
Known on the street as smack, horse, H, junk or
scag
, heroin is the most commonly abused of narcotics. Narcotic drugs (also called
opiods
) are derivatives of the opium poppy or chemically similar synthetics
Slide5How
is heroin used?
Generally
inhaled or injected, although it may be smoked. Can be mixed with tobacco or marijuana and smoked in a pipe or cigarette. May also be heated or burned, releasing fumes that users inhale (chasing the dragon)
Users who inject, generally inject directly into a major vein (mainlining), although some may start by injecting under the skin (popping)
Heroin abusers often use other drugs as well. They may “speedball” taking cocaine or meth with heroin or use alcohol, marijuana or tranquilizers to enhance high and blunt effects of withdrawl
.
Slide6Five Potential Consequences of Heroin use
Hepatitis, AIDS and other infections from unsanitary injection
Respiratory paralysis, heart arrest, coma and death from accidental overdose
Dry, itchy skin and skin infections
Scarring tracks along veins and collapsed veins from repeated injections
Constipation and loss of appetite
Slide7How does it affect human behavior?
Devastating.
Habitual
users are incapable of concentration, learning or clear thought. Rarely able to hold a job.
Apathetic
, indifferent to consequences and unable to sustain personal relationships. Behavior can lead to crime, compulsive use prompts behavior that is self-destructive and irresponsible often anti-social and characteristically indifferent to injury, pain or loss it causes others.
Slide8Withdrawal and Recovery
With regular heroin use, tolerance develops. This means the abuser must use more heroin to achieve the same intensity or effect. As higher doses are used over time, physical dependence and addiction develop. With physical dependence, the body has adapted to the presence of the drug and withdrawal symptoms may occur if use is reduced or stopped.
Slide9Withdrawal, which in regular abusers may occur as early as a few hours after the last administration, produces drug craving, restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea and vomiting, cold sweats with goose bumps ("cold turkey"), kicking movements ("kicking the habit"), and other symptoms.
Major withdrawal symptoms peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last dose and subside after about a week. Sudden withdrawal by heavily dependent users who are in poor health is occasionally fatal, although heroin withdrawal is considered much less dangerous than alcohol or barbiturate withdrawal.
Slide10Regardless of dosage, these reactions may appear during heroin withdrawal:
Convulsions
Increased heart rate
Abnormal heartbeat
Heart attack
Sudden, sharp blood pressure increase
Stroke
Extreme depression
Suicidal behavior
As withdrawal progresses, elevations in blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate and temperature occur. Symptoms of heroin overdose -- which may result in death -- include shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions and coma.