When we speak of opiates we
usually refer this to drugs that are being abused by many and lead to
addiction. But what really opiates are? How will this lead into addiction? What
are the side effects of taking opiates? How can this be treated safely?
What are opiates?
Opiates are group of naturally- occurring alkaloids found in the opium poppy, which where the name is derived. Majority of the alkaloids found in opium have effect on the central nervous system. Though there are other alkaloids, it has a very small or no effect on the person who ingest it. Psychoactive opiates includes like codeine, morphine and thebaine.
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What are opiates?
Opiates are group of naturally- occurring alkaloids found in the opium poppy, which where the name is derived. Majority of the alkaloids found in opium have effect on the central nervous system. Though there are other alkaloids, it has a very small or no effect on the person who ingest it. Psychoactive opiates includes like codeine, morphine and thebaine.
How will it lead to
addiction and its side effects?
Opiates are legally used as
pain killers. During treatment, patients might have the tendency to become
resistant to opiates. This means that they need more and more dosage to feel
the effect of the drug which will lead into addiction. The effects of opiates
can be found in the picture below.
However, high amount of opiates may lead to cardiac or respiratory arrest and death.
However, high amount of opiates may lead to cardiac or respiratory arrest and death.
If the patient is brought
to immediately to the hospital, opiate overdose can be reversed by intravenous
naltrexone.
How treat opiate addictions?
There are certain drugs
that are used to treat opiate addiction like buprenorphine (Suboxone or
Subutex), naltrexone (Revia) and the so-called “safer” option, the Methadone.
What is opiate withdrawal?
During detoxification
process, patient will experience opiate withdrawal. It is the symptoms
experienced by patients after stopping or significantly reducing the heavy and
long exposure to opiate drugs. Symptoms are extremely uncomfortable but not
life threatening if the patient is withdrawing from opiate only and not a
combination of drugs.
Symptoms during opiate
withdrawal are low energy, irritability, anxiety, agitation, insomnia, runny
nose, teary eyes, hot and cold sweats, goose bumps, yawning, muscle aches and
cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
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withdwal be reduced or eliminated?
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