heroin (hĕˈrəwən), opiate drug synthesized from morphine (see narcotic). Originally produced in 1874, it was thought to be not only nonaddictive but useful as a cure for respiratory illness and morphine addiction, and capable of relieving morphine withdrawal symptoms. Later it was ...
Explosive motor behaviorRigidityIntraventricular infusions of heroin (an opiate) or levorphanol (an opioid) in rats produced rigidity but not explosive motor behavior (EMB). When preceded by an IP injection of naloxone, infusions of heroin but not levorphanol produced EMB. The results suggest ...
Severe withdrawal symptoms are a large part of the problem of trying to kick a heroin or opiate addiction, Jaffe explained. He described the terrible sweating, shakes and diarrhea that addicts face once they stop using the drugs. “It’s the reason why we think other drugs don’t have a ...
Heroin (3,6-diacetylmorphine or diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic derivative of morphine, a naturally occurring opiate contained, along with codeine, in the latex of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). The opium poppy was first domesticated circa 6000 B.C.E. in Europe, and its cultivation s...
Then post-partum depression after her second and third pregnancies, resulted in an opiate addiction. Dizzy December 27, 2016 Read More S15E4 Anne and Digger Digger and Anne are husband and wife--and both are addicted to heroin. Intervening on addicted couples is incredibly difficult; and ...
A. heroin; is a opiate(derivative)-the other drugs in this catagory-are-morphine,codeine,heroin,dilaudid,percodan,percocet,demerol,darvon.and overdose wil cause stupor progressing to coma with respiratory depression,pupils become pinpoint and non-reactive-pulmonary edema and atrial fibrillation may oc...
opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. Translations Spanish / EspañolSelect a language: heroína heroin [ˈherəʊɪn] A. N→ heroína f (droga) B. CPD ...
The use of cocaine by heroin-dependent individuals, or by patients in methadone or buprenorphine maintenance treatment, is substantial and has negative con... F Leri,J Bruneau,J Stewart - 《Addiction》 被引量: 589发表: 2003年 Opiate addiction and cocaine addiction: underlying molecular neurobiology...
25 One involves therapy with opiate agonist drugs that have a longer duration of action than heroin and can be taken orally; methadone, a full opioid agonist, falls into this category. Another orally active opioid drug increasingly used in the treatment of opioid dependence is buprenorphine, a ...
Heroin, an opiate that is not used medically in theUnited States, is one of the drugs most associated with abuse and addiction in the eyes of the public. In general, opiates are callednarcoticsbecause they are used medically to relieve pain and produce sleep. Other opiates that have been ab...