Opium Abuse
Opioid analgesics (pain killers) are essential part of medical practice and have been part of medical practice and health care since 300 B.C. Opioid have disadvantage of overdose and dependency, that may arise from injudicious use. All opioids are capable of producing heroin like toxicity. In US alone there are more than one million opioid dependent individuals.
Morphine and codeine are the main opioid and are derived from milky juice of poppy fruit, papaver somniferous. Semi synthetic opioids includes, diacetylmorphine (heroin), oxycodone etc. Synthetic opioids include tramadol, pentazocine, pentanyl baprenorphine, propoxyphine ete.
Categories: Addiction, Health Information Tags: Chasing the Dragon, definitive treatment, Poppy fruit
