Rolling in Ecstasy: MDMA Use in the United States Many people may find it difficult to believe that a drug claimed to be able to kill within one usage actually is beneficial and safe for treating a wide variety of medical diseases. This is especially the case for the infamous and reportedly deadly “club drug,” MDMA or Methylenedioxymethamphetamine. MDMA was first synthesized by Merck Pharmaceuticals in 1912 as a potential headache medication, but after finding no connection they deemed further studies unnecessary. This caused the drug to essentially vanish until 1977, when a chemist by the name of Charles Shulgin took a second look at MDMA and discovered that Merck may have been very wrong. Dr. Shulgin found the drug to be therapeutic and christened it “window” as he felt it
In ‘Stuart: A Life Backwards,’ many themes are heavily present. One of these themes is addiction in both drugs and alcohol. In chapter 3, when Masters and Stuart are in Stuart’s apartment ‘Stuart reels off the names of his medications.’ This shows that Stuart is educated in legal drugs, only because he has been prescribed them in the past. Therefore, this suggests to the audience that taking these legal drugs which makes him feel better and less in pain physically so he thought that this would work for his emotional pain as well. However, in comparison to Stuart taking prescribed legal drugs, it us shows the audience in chapter 5 that he also takes Illegal drugs such as injecting heroin “to keep the costs down.” He started taking illegal drugs in his childhood, as he used to sniff glue and tippex which led to him loosing “five friends” from this.
Why do physicians prescribe certain medications to people that they know are going to cause problems of addiction and that have some horrible side effects? Some medications that are prescribed are used for pain, help with withdrawal symptoms, help an addict come off of another type of drug, or some are prescribed for anti-rejection medications. What might happen if one is to just quit the medication cold turkey without a physicians supervision? There are many different drugs that physicians prescribe for many different reason. One drug that is prescribed quite often for pain and for withdrawal symptoms is methadone.
Along with narcotics names it also has statistics about drugs and prescription drug related deaths. The medical doctor that wrote this article lists symptoms of dependence of opioids as well as dependence of opioids as well has potential harms of ingesting too many other drugs that are also in narcotics. This article is a factual article written by a licensed medical doctor and then edited by
Many people have admitted to have used the drug at any given time while some have been addicted to it already as it is readily available throughout Nevada. One thing about marijuana’s popularity is the drug’s ability to be used and experimented in many different ways. Once users get hooked to it, the addiction is very difficult to control. Unless there is an effective drug and alcohol rehab center, treating marijuana users will not produce great
Prescription drugs that are most commonly abused, classified as Opioids, are OxyContin, Vicodin, and Demerol, which are used to treat pain or relieve coughs or diarrhea. Some Depressants are Nembutal, Valium, and Xanax, which are used to treat anxiety, tension, panic attacks, and sleep disorders. Some Stimulants are Ritalin and Adderall, which are used to treat narcolepsy and ADHD. (Vranken) All these prescription drugs are commonly found among the streets we walk and drive today and the neighborhoods we live in.
Drugs Drugs can come in all shapes and sizes, and types. There is different types of drugs in the world today and the variety of drugs has increased, drugs have been classified and separated into different categories based on there composition and the effects it has on the consumer. The first category I will be discussing is stimulants Stimulants According to "Science Daily" (1995), A stimulant is a drug that increases the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and produces a sense of euphoria or the feeling of being more awake (Science Daily, 1995). One of the major drugs that falls into the category of stimulant is Cocaine. This stimulant has been around for hundreds of years, Cocaine comes from small leaves of the coca plant.
Psych 213 Dr. Les White April 9, 2012 Major points the article covers or raises “The Addicted Brain,” by Nestler and Malenka discussed the brain’s memory of addiction which results from repeated use and subsequently abuse of drugs and alcohol. While very technical and scientific in its detailing of the processes, it was also very insightful in spelling out the brains rewarding of the pleasure that results from drugs of abuse (DOA). It seems that we have known for quite a while why someone feels good when they use DOA, but the article points out that new research is just beginning to understand some of the resulting long term changes in the brain. Even though the pleasurable effects of using a particular drug aren’t as strong as they
Abuse of the drug gained popularity when users discovered that it has the same effects as PCP. Since it has anesthetic properties Ketamine also reportedly ahs been used by sexual predators to incapacitate their intended victims. The drug is given by medical professionals before surgery. Some street terms are Green K, Jet, Ket, Purple and Super acid. The drug is either a powdered substance that is added to marijuana or tobacco or a liquid form mixed with beverages.
John Knox Anastacio, McCord 11-19-10 Humanities 1-2 The Everlasting Drug War Throughout history the poppy flower has been considered to be a gift from God. Once the 19th century arrived, scientists discovered Morphine and Heroin. Morphine and Heroin were scientific miracles at the time, but later became a curse on America. Soldiers during the Civil War did not have the medication needed in order to survive. Morphine allowed doctors to perform surgery on injured soldiers and not just amputate their body parts.