PSYCH 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Opioid Use Disorder, Hydrocodone, Sympathetic Nervous System
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Opioids : opium and its derivatives: morphines, heroin, and codeine: moderate dose relieve pain, most abused drug currently, in 2015, nearly 7% of the us population misused prescription pain medications. Legal pain meds: hydrocodone and oxycodone: hydrocodone + acetaminophen= vicodin (commonly abused), zydone, or lortab, oxycodone is found in percodan, tylox, and oxycontin (commonly abused, fentanyl: pain medication, serious, and deadly abuse. More women than men use pain medications but more men abused pain medications. Misuses substantially higher for white americans compared to any other racial/ethnic group. Opioids produce euphoria, drowsiness, sometimes a lack of coordination. Rush -- a feeling of warm, diffusing ecstasy immediately after injection. Opioid withdrawal symptoms (about 8 hours after injection) Flu-like symptoms: muscle pains, sneezing, and sweating. Uncontrollable muscle twitching, cramps, chills alternating with excessive flushing and sweating, and a rise in heart rate and blood pressure. Diminish gradually over a 5-to-10 day period.
