Headache? The solution: a pain pill. Abdominal pain? Why not a tablet? And in the case of strong complaints? Because opioids help. But no matter, whether as a medication or drug, you can quickly make dependent.
Opioids are the strongest pain relievers, available to us are. They dock to certain receptors in the nervous system, especially in the brain. About they exert their effect. “When used with medication, relieve pain or lead to freedom from pain”, explains Norbert Wodarz. He is a researcher at the University clinic of Regensburg. “A stronger effect than opioids have only anesthetics, i.e. narcotics,” adds Wodarz.
Opiate or Opioid?
Opiates are psychoactive substances derived from the opium Poppy. The milky juice of the Plant, which is used, consists of three to 23 per cent, of morphine, which thus forms the main component. Morphine is the oldest and most important opiate. Codeine is also an opiate.
Opioids are, however, partially synthetically produced substances. Heroin is the most popular Opioid. Also methadone and Fetanyl belong in this group. It is manufactured by a chemical process. This is also morphine needed. “The separation in opiate and Opioid one has given up now. It is now only ‘opioids’,” says Wodarz. This includes all substances, the natural and the synthetic.
The stuff that dreams are made of
If opioids are to be used as a drug and not as a painkiller, act you euphoric. “Heroin users, for example, spraying the substance, because he acts within 30 seconds. It creates a euphoria, but it is also relaxing,” says Wodarz, “because the Heroin is injected into the vein, occurs rapidly via the blood to the brain.”
The drug addicts will turn off any and all problems and difficulties, feel happy and satisfied. Heroin attenuates but also the mental activity, feelings such as fear or the Empty step.
Death on prescription?
The effect of opioid drugs as an intoxicant does not remain always the same. Consequently, a drug needs to increase dependent on the dose constantly, so that he can feel something, or at some point nothing more can feel. He is physically and psychologically dependent.
The dependence of the focus of life. It’s all about, to organize the next dose and to inject. Often the consumption of alcohol, psychotropic drugs or other drugs are added. The danger with Hepatitis or HIV is on the rise. Dangerous unclean drugs, the be mixed with various substances. As a result, the body is destroyed more and more. The widely held assumption that Heroin is damaging to the organs, is, however, wrong.
The physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms, but terrible just a few hours after the last ‘shot’ it can outbreaks to sweat and Tremble, come, nervousness, stomach cramps, and Nausea or circulatory disorders.
Opioids as pain relievers
In the treatment of pain, opioids are an indispensable part. Doctors prescribe it mainly as a tablet or as a patch that delivers continuously the active ingredient. As the drug is administered, the euphoria remains. The effect can be longer than that of the syringe into the vein. It can take up to three hours, until the pain decrease the patient. “It has to be only taken once from the intestine, into the blood stream and then to the receptors move,” explains Wordarz. “Because the effect develops slowly, missing the feelings of Euphoria that drug addicts.”
Reliable Drug
The side effects of opioids as a drug are comparatively low. Many people suffer from Nausea to vomiting, or constipation. Some opioids are metabolized by the liver and can harm it greatly.
“What is crucial is that opioids are very important medications. Anyone who has an accident, a SURGERY or a tumor is curative be glad to know that there are these drugs.” If the treatment lasts longer than two months, accustomed the body to the substance and the dose. “If someone has pain with 25 strong chronic back, and you do not need to assume that this will change in the next 30 years, then opioids as a long-term medication are not suitable well,” Wodarz concerns.
Opioids are used in pain therapy is essential
In cancer patients, but opioids are essential pain medications. The addiction researcher is of the opinion that opioids are used in palliative care patients, even to rare.
Pain-free, but subject to
Often it is the patients themselves that Physicians prescribed strong painkillers. Understandably, you want to dampen your pain as quickly as possible or even get rid of. This works best with opioids. But the are by far not always the best choice. In the case of complaints such as menstrual pain or a bit of stomach ache, be completely the wrong solution. “That,” said Wodarz, “is like using cannons on sparrows to shoot.”
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