BB H 143 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Papaver Somniferum, Opioid Overdose, Pain Management
26 Dec 2018
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Chapter 9. 1 opioids: heroin and prescription pain medications: at least 70,000 heroin users in philadelphia addicted to dope that is purer than anywhere else; 702 deaths in 2015; 907 in 2016; maybe as many as 1,500 in 2017 - . 2018 : and the death rate is outstripping that of the biggest u. s. cities. New york, 11 will die of an opioid overdose. What are opioids: opioids: a type of pain medicine that is man made (oxycodone, percocet, opiates: a type of pain medicine that is naturally occurring (morphine, heroin, all naturally occurring opioids come from the opium poppy . Where does the opium poppy come from: three primary places, afghanistan, the golden triangle , xalisco, mexico (newer) Afghanistan: thought to produce 80 % of the world"s opium, recent estimate of $ 4 billion in export value. What happens next: processing of opium into heroin and, transport to markets worldwide. What are some examples: opiates: naturally occurring, opium, morphine, heroin.
