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The most addictive prescription drugs on the market
Xanax (alprazolam) is a benzodiazepine prescribed to treat panic disorder and serious anxiety. It calms a person by depressing his or her abnormal central nervous system. … Often likened to heroin, Oxycodone is prescribed by doctors about six million …
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Heroin spreads misery across US
A drug addict prepares a needle to inject himself with heroin in May 13 in front of a church in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles. The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in February 2014 spotlighted the reality that heroin is no longer limited to the …
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Kaleo's EVZIO™ for the …
EVZIO should be administered as quickly as possible when an opioid overdose is suspected because prolonged respiratory depression may result in damage to the central nervous system or death. …. Abrupt reversal of opioid effects in persons who were …
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Heroin crisis warrants swift action by state
Once relegated mainly to the mean streets and back alleys, drug overdose deaths and heroin addiction have moved out of the darkness into the bright lights of New Jersey's suburbs.
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Heroin deaths on the rise in Jefferson Parish, say authorities
Monica Hernandez / Eyewitness News Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @mhernandezwwl KENNER, La. – Amber Hollis was a waitress at Franny’s Place Family Restaurant in Kenner and a nursing student at Delgado Community College. But in October, the 23-year-old was found dead inside a Kenner home in the 2100 block of Kansas Avenue. An autopsy revealed she had overdosed on heroin. Authorities …
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Heroin’s consequences
Heroin’s consequences The possible consequences of heroin addiction include central nervous system dysfunctions such as impaired attention, learning, memory, reaction time, cognitive flexibility, impulse control …
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Heroin fuels surge in deadly overdoses in Jefferson Parish – NOLA.com

Heroin fuels surge in deadly overdoses in Jefferson Parish NOLA.com They're just warding off withdrawal symptoms." Heroin is a respiratory and central nervous system depressant. When users inject too much, their breathing slows. "The breaths become shallow and eventually, if you're not breathing properly, your heart …

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Heroin making big C. Ind. comeback – After a period of decline, heroin is back in Central Indiana and authorities are issuing an alarm.

Question by shadow268: Forensic Science. Easy 10 pts.?
Describe the difference in the effect on the human body of narcotics, hallucinogens, stimulants, and depressants. What are some common drugs in each of these categories? Are they psychologically and or physically addictive?

Best answer:

Answer by Lee
Google each one:

“Effect of narcotics on the human body.”
Narcotics are central nervous system depressants that produce a stuporous state in the person who takes them. These drugs often induce a state of euphoria or feeling of extreme well-being, and they are powerfully addictive. The body quickly builds a tolerance to narcotics in as little as two to three days, so that greater doses are required to achieve the same effect. Eventually this behaviour destroys the body.

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Question by Datura: How long can an alcoholic go without drinking before they begin to detox?
My father is a severe alcoholic and it has recently come to my attention that he is more than likely abusing prescription medications (opiates) as well. On average I have seen him drink a 6 pack of bud and 2 22oz bottles every day, sometimes starting as early as 10 am and never waiting till after 5 pm. The other day I noticed that he didn’t drink at all but showed no signs or symptoms of withdrawal, seeing as how he has had this habit for well over 15 years I am wondering how this was possible or what else he took to keep from exhibiting any signs of detox. I am concerned for him but have long since learned that I cannot control his abuse, and now I am 9 months pregnant and living with him due to the recent loss of my mother. I am more concerned about how out of hand his addiction overall is and what harm this could bring to my daughter once I bring her home. I have already started looking at alternate living situations due to these concerns but in the mean time I would really like to know about how much danger we are in. I have caught him using “bath salts” that he purchased online and I know he gets a prescription of hydrocodone on a regular basis, on top of all the medications he has stolen from me (I was on xanax and percocet and am still getting prescriptions for them due to my own disability, I have discontinued the frequent use of these medications under a doctors supervision but am still prescribed them as needed- which he steals). I am fortunate that I can control my own addictions as well as I have been and not take the medications habitually to the point of addiction, but I can clearly see this is not the case with him. I am pretty well educated on substance abuse issues after having been on such highly addictive medications for over 10 years and also have a degree in social science with a minor in chemical dependency. I just don’t have first hand knowledge of alcoholism to this extent and am still an undergraduate so I don’t know what the chances are that this wouldn’t affect him greatly (going without the constant heavy usage of alcohol unless under the influence of another substance) or what could possibly hide the withdrawal of the alcohol that well. Any help is appreciated.    Read more...