Cocaine is identified as (C17H21NO4). Cocaine is an addictive stimulant that affects key pleasure centers within the brain and causes heightened euphoria. The hydrochloride salt, which is a powdered form of cocaine, can be dissolved in water and injected or snorted. It is derived from the coca plant and is primarily found in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine. It comes in crystals or solid blocks varying in color from pale rose, yellow or white. Crack is the most potent form of cocaine and is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger than regular cocaine. Since cocaine has a high cost, crack is sold at very low prices. The common method of ingesting crack is smoking, where it makes…
The life of a ‘80s rock star consisted of a multitude of things such as loud music, alcohol, girls, and drugs. My book The Heroin Diaries A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx and Ian Gittins takes you through the experiences of rock star Nikki Sixx and his drug addictions. The title of this book has 3 most important parts of it that describe the book; Heroin Diaries, A year in the life, and shattered rock star.…
Methadone has been discovered from 1930 for getting relieve from pain. It had been not before 1960’s that methadone was first used to assist handle heroin and morphine followers. So, before knowing about how long does methadone stay in your system you need to be aware of some of the facts about methadone.…
1)Please include what type of Drug all three are? 2)Analyze and inform major components of the three drugs. 3)Please make sure you add or talk about any key vocab words that we discussed in class. 4) Lastly, report the short or long term effects of the three gateway drugs on the body.…
Heroin can resemble an image a caring person; calming, there to relieve, and comfort all pain, inside and out. Once you accept, it attaches, holding on with a tight grip. The potent street opioid is hard to leave; starting from the first hit. In “Chasing Heroin” many of the addicts resemble the effects heroin carries. A variety of treatment options are available to reduce and remove those images and effects of heroin one may experience. Methadone a well-known treatment. Ever since the existence of methadone, addicts have turned to the drug to escape heroin.…
Throughout the country, the abuse of heroin and prescription drugs is nearing epidemic proportions. If you or your loved one suffer from an addiction to any of these or other substances while living in California, you have no doubt recognized that access to dangerous opiate based drugs has increased while the current pricing structure continues to make these drugs all the more affordable. That's a dangerous combination when you consider the highly addictive nature of opium.…
the chains of addiction there have been many forms for recovery and treatment made available to…
Heroin comes from opium. Opium is a milky white liquid that is extracted from immature poppy plants. Two opiates, codeine and morphine, are found in this milky white liquid and are used for…
Many young Americans were involved in the Vietnam War, being a major conflict of their time, and was at its peak in the late to mid-sixties. With over half a million American troops in Vietnam, many ventured into drug use to cope with the stresses of war. Drug abuse was on the rise due to the major paradigm shift in social norms, on the battle field, and the home front. Heroin use among servicemen was high, using heroin as a mental and physical crutch is an effective escape from the tension and stresses of war. Many of these men used for extended periods of time, far beyond what would be considered occasional use and well within range of addiction risk. With so much heroin being used, one might assume that we would…
The American dream, that is to achieve success financially, has become an engraved necessity in today’s society. From the very beginning of our life, we are taught to go to excel in our academics, find a well paying job, purchase the little white house with the picket fence, and start our own family. However, what happens if you grow up in a lifestyle where you're unable to achieve these goals? Today, many grow up in less fortunate, negligent communities and families. As a result, ambition and hope of the American dream is lost and many find themselves lost in the drug world. As a consequence, our society at whole has responded to this drug dependency possessing; addiction, disease, and higher crime than ever before. Acknowledging this growing problem, our government has created and put billions of dollars into The War on Drugs policy. However, despite the great deal of efforts and money spent to put drug users and sellers to a halt , America still cannot shake the drug crisis. In this paper, I will discuss why the Drug War policy is doomed for constant cycle of failure, why it’s failing, and what must be done to successfully to free our society from possible gloom.…
Unjust punishments can occur because of sentencing disparities and wrongful convictions. Current prison populations show a higher population of African Americans and Hispanic men leading some to believe that a sentencing disparities caused by racial prejudices and discrimination are the causes. Sentencing disparities occur when offenders with similar criminal histories who have committed the same offense receive much different penalties. Data has shown that Hispanics and African Americans have received harsher punishments compared to whites for similar crimes. Wrongful convictions occur when an innocent person is found guilty by either plea or verdict. The development of DNA testing has increased the number of people convicted by juries and later exonerated by science. In 2004 congress passed the Justice for All Act which implemented funds for DNA testing on a backlog of over 300,000 rape kits and other crime-scene evidence. In 1986 the drug crack was a major story in the news. Feeding off the crack fear, Congress pass the Anti-Drug Abuse Act which made the possession of 5 grams or more of crack a mandatory 5 year prison sentence. The impact of this law led to a steep rise in the number of…
Over many years the abuse of Heroin has been known, but now the epidemic is out of control and many are dying daily. Heroin is a substance that is synthesized from morphine, and extracted from the poppy seed plant. The opium poppy has been refined for more than five thousand years for a variety of medicinal uses. When heroin was first created it was used as a cough syrup and pain killer. At first people believe it would help with morphine and opium addiction but then doctors realized people were becoming addicted to heroin. Heroin was first synthesized in 1874, and then marketed by the Beyer Company in Germany in 1898 until 1910. Beyer exported Heroin to more that 23 countries in 1899. In 1914 the Harrison Act was passed, and it was the aggressively enforced that all Physicians, who were prescribing drugs to addicts would be punished. Between 1915 and 1938 over five thousand physicians were found guilt for violating the Harrison Act. The modern drug war started in the 1960s and continues today with no success in combating the epidemic on drugs.…
The midst, eldest and most long-standing substances used for the management of pain and other medical complications is opioids. It is well-known that the naturally occurring opioids (primarily morphine and codeine), the related endogenous opioid-like peptides and synthetic chemical substances have properties that can be indorsed to action that is mediated by binding at the various opioids receptors within the central and peripheral nervous systems. A number of opioids are available for clinical use, including morphine, hydromorphone, levorphanol, oxymorphone, methadone, meperidine, oxycodone, and fentanyl.…
There are few things in life more difficult that trying to live with an addiction to opiate-based substances. The insidious addictive nature of these drugs pull unsuspecting people in and refuses to let them go until it has destroyed their lives or they starting fighting back by asking for help. If you live in the Arizona area and are dealing with an addiction that affects you and/or a loved one, there is help available.…
For millennia, chronic and acute severe pain treatment has been effective with opioids and in most places, they are a standard care. Conversely, continued opioid uses have brought about concerns on its safety, abuse liability and effectiveness which drive warning perceptions leading to a higher degree of the willingness to approve this treatment means. In the United States, the past decades have witnessed the shift of attitudes in response to epidemiological and clinical observations manifested in the regulatory and legal spheres.1,2The legitimate medical opioids use for analgesia purposes and abuse or addiction interface challenges the clinical profession hence uncertainty on the appropriate opioid role in pain treatment. The National Institute…