Naloxone Addiction
With all this going on physically, the mind itself is also taking a harsh beating. Heroin easily ruins relationships with significant others, family members, friends, and even between the user and themselves. Many users will either choose to live very secluded lives; whereas others are forced to do so when the people around them decide it's time to let go of them. This is embarrassing and truly shameful only harming the person's relationship with themselves as well in the process. Being so isolated allows abusers to become more depressed which would only encourage the use of more substance (Rakusen 16). Financially supporting a heavy habit is not easy especially when most users aren't able to hold a job, this can add even more depression along
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The signs of a heroin overdose are things such as blue tinted nails or lips, slow labored breathing, a feeble pulse and blood pressure, extremely constricted pupils, a disoriented sense of reality, extreme fatigue, and a dry mouth (Adamec 08). In order to help someone who is overdosing a person must call the ambulance first, a professional will know what to do more than anyone. While waiting on the ambulance there isn't much one can do but make sure the victim is breathing and, if on hand, administer naloxone (Volkow 14). Naloxone is a relatively new drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. This medicine, also commonly known as Narcan, was invented by a man named Jack Fisher in 1961 and is becoming more and more accessible to the public as the epidemic rises. How it works once injected into the muscle or vein the counteractant will begin to knock the opioids off the brain receptors and put the body into an immediate withdrawal. A huge benefit of Narcan is that it cannot get a person high therefore making it a non-addictive solution to an overdose. Another way addicts can be helped is being given the opportunity to learn how to get help even if they are financially …show more content…
The Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse. New York: Infobase, 2008. Print.
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Volkow, Nora D. "America’s Addiction to Opioids: Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse." Www.drugabuse.gov. National Institute On Drug Abuse, 14 May 2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.
Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End Of The Street. Dir. Steven Okazaki. N.p., 17 Mar. 00. Web. 3 May
The signs of a heroin overdose are things such as blue tinted nails or lips, slow labored breathing, a feeble pulse and blood pressure, extremely constricted pupils, a disoriented sense of reality, extreme fatigue, and a dry mouth (Adamec 08). In order to help someone who is overdosing a person must call the ambulance first, a professional will know what to do more than anyone. While waiting on the ambulance there isn't much one can do but make sure the victim is breathing and, if on hand, administer naloxone (Volkow 14). Naloxone is a relatively new drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. This medicine, also commonly known as Narcan, was invented by a man named Jack Fisher in 1961 and is becoming more and more accessible to the public as the epidemic rises. How it works once injected into the muscle or vein the counteractant will begin to knock the opioids off the brain receptors and put the body into an immediate withdrawal. A huge benefit of Narcan is that it cannot get a person high therefore making it a non-addictive solution to an overdose. Another way addicts can be helped is being given the opportunity to learn how to get help even if they are financially …show more content…
The Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse. New York: Infobase, 2008. Print.
Davis, Tom. "Cape May County Town One Of 45 With The Most Heroin And Opiate Abuse." Patch.com. N.p., 7 Feb. 2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.
"History of Heroin." Narconon International. 24 June 14. Web. 14 May 2017
McKenna, Terence K. Food of the Gods. New York: Bantam, 1993. Print. 188 207
Singh, Maanvi. "Today's Heroin Addict Is Young, White And Suburban." NPR. NPR, 28 May 2014. Web. 14 May 2017
Smack in Suburbia | America's Heroin Crisis. Dir. India Rakusen. BBC.com. BBC, 30 Aug. 2016. Web. 23 Mar. 2017.
"Today’s Heroin Epidemic." Www.cdc.gov. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7 July 2015. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.
Volkow, Nora D. "America’s Addiction to Opioids: Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse." Www.drugabuse.gov. National Institute On Drug Abuse, 14 May 2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.
Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End Of The Street. Dir. Steven Okazaki. N.p., 17 Mar. 00. Web. 3 May