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Narcotics & Opiates . Awareness for teens. Narcotic definition. “Narcotic” came from the greek word that translated to “stupor”. Practical uses of narcotics. Narcotics are normally used as pain relievers in the medical industry. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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NARCOTICS & OPIATES AWARENESS FOR TEENS
NARCOTIC DEFINITION
• “NARCOTIC” CAME FROM THE GREEK WORD THAT TRANSLATED TO “STUPOR”
PRACTICAL USES OF NARCOTICS
NARCOTICS ARE NORMALLY USED AS PAIN RELIEVERS IN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY
• FRIEDRICH SERTURNER WAS THE FIRST TO ISOLATE MORPHINE FROM OPIUM TO BE USED AS A PAINRELIEVER
NARCOTIC ABUSE
HEROIN AND OTHER NARCOTICS ARE VERY ADDICTIVE. THE USERS EXPERIENCE AN INTENSE EUPHORIC HIGH.
HEROIN COMES FROM A PLANT
PAPAVER SAMNIFORUM
THE ACTIVE DRUG IN HEROIN IS OPIUM.
OPIUM IS DERIVED FROM THE DRIED LATEX FROM THE POPPY
OPIATE ABUSE WAS VERY HIGH AMONG SOLDIERS IN VIETNAM
SOLDIERS USED HEROIN AND MORPHINE TO COPE WITH THE EFFECTS OF WAR AND CARRIED THEIR ADDICTIONSHOME
CAN YOU GUESS?THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT USED HEROIN IN THE US IN 2009?
195,000(LEVINTHAL P119)
CAN YOU GUESS?
HOW MANY PEOPLE USED OXYCONTIN (PAIN KILLER MEDICATION) FOR NON-MEDICAL REASONS?
510,000
(LEVINTHAL P119)
Opiates
Morphine Codeine Thebaine
EFFECTS ON THE MIND AND BODY
MALE USERS WILL SEE A MAJOR DECREASE IN SEX DRIVE SINCE OPIATES DECREASE TESTOSTERONE.INTENSE ITCHING FROM THE RELEASE OF NATURAL HISTAMINE INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.RESPIRATORY ISSUES AND TROUBLE BREATHING.BLOOD PRESSURE IS ALSO DEPRESSED
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
• AGITATION• ANXIETY• MUSCLE ACHES• INCREASED TEARING• INSOMNIA• RUNNY NOSE• SWEATING• YAWNING
SOCIAL ISSUES
• OPIATE ABUSERS TEND TO LOSE FRIENDSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILY
• THEY BECOME INTROVERTS THAT RELY ON THE DRUG TO FEEL GOOD• USERS OFTEN LOSE THEIR JOBS AND RESORT TO THEFT TO SUPPORT
THEIR HABIT
HEROIN IS VERY DANGEROUS
• USERS MAINTAIN A HUGE RISK OF OVERDOSE WHILE THEY USE HEROIN. WHICH CAN BE DEADLY. USERS DON’T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH OPIUM IS IN THEIR DRUGS BECAUSE THEY ARE CUT WITH FILER AGENTS. SO IT IS HARD TO FIND OUT HOW HIGH OF A DOSE IS NEEDED FOR A HIGH
OVER 100,00 PEOPLE DIE A YEAR FROM HEROIN
TREATMENT
• THERE ARE NUMEROUS PLACES TO SEEK HELP FOR MORPINE ABUSE• METHADONE IS USED BY ADDICTS TO CURB THEIR CRAVINGS WITHOUT
OPIATES• HTTP://WWW.SOBERFOREVER.NET/HEROIN-ADDICTION-ABUSE-REHAB-UT
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SOURCES
• “DRUGS, BEHAVIOR AND MODERN SOCIETY” BY CHARLES LEVINTHAL – CHAPTER 5
• HTTP://GEBOREN.AM/PERSON/FRIEDRICH_SERTUERNER• HTTP://WWW.NLM.NIH.GOV/MEDLINEPLUS/ENCY/ARTICLE/000949.HTM• WWW.ADDICTIONS.COM• HTTP://WWW.SOBERFOREVER.NET/HEROIN-ADDICTION-ABUSE-REHAB-UT
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