PSY391H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Papaver Somniferum, Ether Dome, Theriac
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History of pain: trephination pain caused from evil spirits in the head, drill head to release spirits, theriac (potion) ingestion, it worked because of ingredient: opium poppy. Treatment history of pain 1500 a. d: willow bark extracting salicin, what acetylsalicylic acid is made from (to make tylenol, opium poppy extraction of chemical compounds (to make morphine) Development of modern anesthesia: (cid:1005)8(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s ether do(cid:373)e first general anesthetic that was tried. Defining the problem: chronic pain (~20% of adult population) What is the opioid crisis: opioid prescribing trends, benefits & harms, opioid misuse, addiction, and abuse, clinical management of patients. Types of opioid drugs: illegal, legal, natural, semi-synthetic, synthetic, heroin, pain killers, morphine, oxycodone, methadone. Difference between an opiate and an opioid: whether the drug is natural (opiates) or synthetic (opioids) Implantation implant under the skin that continuously releases drug into system. Major difference between the different administration: different applications, on-site, full-body.
