A drug that binds to a receptor, blocking a neurotransmitter from binding there, is called an antagonist. ... The effect of a drug depends upon whether it is an antagonist or an agonist; on the particular behaviors the affected neurotransmitter normally regulates; and in which parts of the brain drugs affect neurotransmitters and their binding to receptors. ...
In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of Miami's demand for help. In 1981, Miami was the financial and import central for cocaine and marijuana, and the residents were fed up. Thanks to the task force, drug arrests went up by 27%, and drug seizures went up by 50%. With that, the need for prosecutors and judges also rose. ...
In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of Miami's demand for help. In 1981, Miami was the financial and import central for cocaine and marijuana, and the residents were fed up. Thanks to the task force, drug arrests went up by 27%, and drug seizures went up by 50%. With that, the need for prosecutors and judges also rose. ...
The newest available treatment is based on the use of narcotic antagonists such as naloxone, cyclazocine, and naltrexone (Woods, 2014).These drugs do not have an aversive effect but deprive the heroin addict of the euphoria high usually produced by opiates. ...
Jim was sweating profusely. He hasn't slept in two days, and his hands were trembling. Everyone on the street was staring as he walked toward the pharmacy. His face was as pale as a ghost as he carried a long bundle with a blanket loosely wrapped around it. As the pharmacy door opened, the blank...
Introduction Heroin is a derivative of morphine synthesized by a simple aceylation reaction of the parent compound in a manner almost identically to aspirin. It was originally intended to wean morphine addicts from the drug, but has since become a much bigger problem than morphine. The name is derived from "a hero" for it's supposed effect of saving morphine addicts. Heroin is an illegal opiate drug made from the seeds of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is a plant found in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and parts of Central and South America. ...
