PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Nociception, Mesolimbic Pathway, Amygdala
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Robitussin dm robo-tripping refers to psychedelic drug effects achieved from drinking large quantities of cough syrups for recreational opioid use: dextromethorphan exhibits some effects beyond those of traditional opioids p. 492 - 533. Natural opioids are found in opium exudate from poppy plants, papaver somniferum (annual flowering plant that stands 3 to 4 feet high and has a vibrant pink, red, white, or violet flower) Seedpod comes 1-2 days after bud; after scoring the pod with a knife, a white substance emerges that turns red when exposed to air. This reddish resin is raw opium, and opium s(cid:272)raped fro(cid:373) the seedpod (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e used (cid:862)as is(cid:863) or further refined and processed. Naturally occurring opioids: opioids found within opium. The primary naturally occurring opioids are morphine and codeine. The u. s. drug enforcement administration (dea) categorizes morphine and codeine as controlled substances, but they are not schedule i substances because of their legitimate medical uses.
