The abuse of opiates started back in the 1900’s. Throughout these years the abuse has become advanced. Marvin D. Seppala M.D. a chief medical officer stated in his book Prescription Painkillers: History‚ Pharmacology‚ and Treatment. "Drugs have been used for millennia in their natural form." “These agents were reprocessed and made more widely available in highly refined and far more potent forms- among them morphine and heroin (refined from opium leaves) and cocaine (from coco leaves) (p8)." Although
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Opiate Abuse/Addiction Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech the audience will know about opiate abuse and its addiction. Central Idea (Thesis): Opiate‚ and its abuse and addiction. Introduction 1. Attention Getter: Addiction is prevalent in America‚ and one of the biggest culprits of addiction is opiates. Opiates often come in the form of prescription pain medications‚ and normally contain Hydrocodone or Oxycodone such as Vicodin or Percocet. The International Center for Advancement
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epidemic that adolescents and adults face. Teenagers in suburbs and rural areas are more frequently exposed to prescription and illegal opiates due to its marketability and highly addictive properties. As consumers of prescription opiates build a tolerance‚ the addict begins to find cheaper opiates‚ such as cocaine and heroin‚ to satisfy their craving. Prescription opiates‚ administered by medical doctors‚ are commonly used to relieve sports injuries and other traumas. Doctors
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The history of opiates If we follow the poppy and its uses throughout the ages‚ we find a twisted path of its movement and impact as it travels around the world. Opiate use can be traced back to 3400 B.C. where it was first documented as being used and cultivated by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. Around 1300 B.C the Sumerians trade with the Assyrians and opium moves to the Babylonians and then on to Egypt. At this point the Egyptians move it across the Mediterranean Sea where it quickly spreads
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A. Identify a Social Problem The social effects of opiate addiction are felt by those who may have never even seen more than an image of heroin. For example; “In an early study‚ for example‚ Inciardi reported that a cohort of 239 male heroin addicts from Miami committed 80‚644 criminal acts during the 12 months before being interviewed (Inciardi‚ 1979).”. (Strain and Stitzer‚ 2006) In part‚ this is due to the problems associated with the severe withdrawal symptoms that begin about
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Welcome to the wide world of sports. With an array of sports gracing the face of the Earth we know it as a form of physical activity consisting of a partnership of play‚ and dramatic spectacles. Although definitions of sports vary‚ many scholars agree that sports are institutionalized competitive activities that involve rigorous physical exertion or the use of relatively complex physical skills by participants motivated by internal and external rewards. Wide ranges of sports were already established
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Methadone Treatment for Opioid Addiction By: Vicki Wilson Physiological and Medical Aspects of Substance Abuse November 7‚ 2012 Vicki Wilson Physiological and Medical Aspects of Substance Abuse November 7‚ 2012 When people hear the term opiate abusers or the more frequently used street term drug addict (a horrible stereotype) that people think of first. A homeless‚ system milking‚ degenerate that is hooked on Heroin and sticks dirty needles in their arms‚ doing anything for money to get
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Opiate History The first written mention of opiates is believed to have come from third-century B.C. Greek culture and the writings of philosopher Theopphrastus. By this time‚ people had discovered that drying the poppy plant’s extracted fluid created a highly powerful drug which would become known as opium. The first opiates are believed to have been cultivated during the Neolithic period in what is now known as Switzerland. The settlements in this area cultivated Papaver which was a source
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Opiates are a group of drugs used for treating pain. Other names for opiates are opioids and narcotics. They come from a poppy plant that extracts a milk like substance that is called opium. Opiates can also be extremely addictive and while addicted‚ you may experience withdrawal symptoms such as diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ cramps‚ abdominal pain‚ etc. Heroin‚ one of the most common drugs used‚ and it’s an opiate too. It is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the U.S . Heroin is made from Morphine‚
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Treating persons suffering from opiate addiction is beneficial not only for the individual‚ but also for society as a whole. Brightside Clinic in Northbrook‚ IL‚ knows exactly how drug‚ opiate‚ or heroin addiction can impact individuals and their loved ones. These drug dependence experts are devoted to offering caring treatment to help people get back on their feet. Rather than simply punishing or incarcerating individuals suffering from addiction‚ they believe in comprehensive drug addiction treatment
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