Posts Tagged ‘opiate addicts’
Kratom as an Opiate Substitute and for Opiate Detoxification
Due to its mode of action, Mitragyna speciosa Kratom could become a potential alternative to methadone, which is now commonly used in the detoxification process from opiates and opioids addiction, especially if its partial binding action on ? opioid receptors is confirmed by further research. The main advantage would be avoiding the replacement of an addiction by another, as this is often the case in opiateaddictiontreatment.
The idea is not really new,since Kratom affects the brain much like opiates, has similar effects and does temper opiate craving, qualities that have been known and made use of by South-East Asian opiate users for quite some time.Alongside its use as a stimulant helping with physical labor, Kratom also has a history of traditional use as an opiate substitute in some parts of South-East Asia, reported in western literature as early as the 19th century.
Many current opiate addicts in Thailand are reported to chew Kratom leaves or drink Kratom extracts when opium or opiates is not available.
How to Stop Addiction: ‘Addiction Is Such a Sensitive Issue’ on Cape – Cape Cod Times
How to Stop Addiction: ‘Addiction is such a sensitive issue’ on Cape – Cape Cod Times
Although opiate addiction is common knowledge among anyone who knows teenagers on the Cape, the drug problem is getting a muted response. Students Opposed to Pills, or STOP, conducted advance publicity for Friday’s event, but only about 20 people showed up.
How to Stop Addiction – Bing News
How to Stop Addiction: Former addicts, officials agree: Fall River still gripped by heroin – Herald News
Before, a daily dose may not be as effective because a user could simply stop using it. Oxycodone pills now come in a new form that turns into a gummy material to make it harder for opiate addicts to crush it for snorting or injecting.
How to Stop Addiction – Bing News
How to Stop Addiction: Out to Stop the Drug Babies – the West Australian (Blog)
How to Stop Addiction: Out to stop the drug babies – The West Australian (blog)
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Out to stop the drug babies
The West Australian (blog) In her campaigning to stop the number of babies born to drug addicts and alcoholics, Mrs Harris cites well-accepted statistics of abuse, neglect, State care and likelihood that children of substance abusers will themselves fall into addiction and … |
How to Stop Addiction – Google News
How to Stop Addiction: Former addicts, officials agree: Fall River still gripped by heroin – Fall River Herald News
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Former addicts, officials agree: Fall River still gripped by heroin
Fall River Herald News Before, a daily dose may not be as effective because a user could simply stop using it. Oxycodone pills now come in a new form that turns into a gummy material to make it harder for opiate addicts to crush it for snorting or injecting. |
Addiction Rehab: Is Methadone Treatment Obsolete?
For opiate addicts, such as those addicted to heroin, opium or synthetic opiates such as hydrocodone, methadone has allowed them to cease use of the addictive substance without painful withdrawal symptoms while they are in rehab. Once a person in rehab has been on methadone for awhile, treatment protocols vary. Some rehabs taper a person off methadone and some will keep a person on maintenance treatment, meaning that the person may be on methadone for the rest of their lives.
In recent years, some opiate addiction rehabs are campaigning for a change in methadone treatment guidelines, stating that this indefinite maintenance with methadone is the best idea. One study from 2000 found that 80% of those who quit methadone treatment relapse within three years. Some practitioners may consider this a reason to keep opiate addicts on methadone indefinitely but some see a different logic.
Addiction Rehab: Opiate Addiction Symptoms and Signs
Opiate addiction is an insidious problem that has plagued society for centuries, but perhaps never more so than today. A two-edged sword, opiates can heal or destroy.
An opiate is any drug derived from the opium poppy plant. The main opiates are morphine, heroin, and codeine. Thebaine and papaverine are also opiates. More commonly we see opiates in their synthetic forms: oxycodone (OxyContin, Percodan), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and hydromorphone (Dilaudid). Darvon, Demerol, and Methadone are other synthetic opiates. The majority of these drugs are used medically for pain management.
Opiates are particularly effective in suppressing pain and reducing anxiety. In sufficiently high doses, they can produce a euphoric state. For this reason, they are often used as recreational drugs. Psychological and physical dependence leading to addiction is common in frequent opiate users. The body quickly adjusts to the use of opiates such that increasingly larger doses are needed to produce the same euphoric effect. Overdosing, sometimes resulting in fatal respiratory failure, occurs when addicts take more than their body can handle.