HLTH 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Heroin, Intravenous Therapy, Major Trauma
26 Oct 2018
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Drugs & society - hlth 353 - exam ii notes. Second most predominant alaloid (natural occurring compound) in opium. Codeine = schedule ii (iii and v) drug. Most widely used and common narcotic due to its wide safety margin (approx 8% Small amounts of codeine = converted to morphine in liver. In 1895, german drug company bayer marketed diacetylmorphine as an over the counter drug under trademark name heroin. More fat soluble than morphine, thus easily crosses tissues, including brain (extremely addictive) Chronic pain, including end-stage cancer and other terminal illnesses. Aka slamming , banging , shoot up or mainlining . Flash = hint of blood when pulling a syringe back to see if you caught a vein. Can also be smoked off aluminum foil, which is heated underneath by a flame. Whereas smoking methamphetamine is known as chasing the. Method of administration is commonly administered using oral syringe. Infrequently discussed, possibly due to social taboos in many cultures.
