DACLIZON, FIONELA FAYE T.

JURIS MARCH 5, 2018

MONDAY (1:00PM-4:00PM)

DESCRIPTION
Cocaine is benzoylmethyl ecgonine, a crystalline alkaloid from the coca
plant. It acts as a stimulant, appetite suppressant, and anesthetic.
EFFECTS
Short-term:

 Loss of appetite
 Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature
 Contracted blood vessels
 Increased rate of breathing
 Dilated pupils
 Disturbed sleep patterns
 Nausea
 Hyperstimulation
 Bizarre, erratic, sometimes violent behavior
 Hallucinations, hyperexcitability, irritability
 Tactile hallucination that creates the illusion of bugs burrowing under the
skin
 Intense euphoria
 Anxiety and paranoia
 Depression
 Intense drug craving
  Panic and psychosis
 Convulsions, seizures and sudden death from high doses (even one time)

Long-term:

 Permanent damage to blood vessels of heart and brain

 High blood pressure, leading to heart attacks, strokes, and death
 Liver, kidney and lung damage
 Destruction of tissues in nose if sniffed
 Respiratory failure if smoked
 Infectious diseases and abscesses if injected
 Malnutrition, weight loss
 Severe tooth decay
 Auditory and tactile hallucinations
 Sexual problems, reproductive damage and infertility (for both men and
women)
 Disorientation, apathy, confused exhaustion
 Irritability and mood disturbances
 Increased frequency of risky behavior
 Delirium or psychosis
 Severe depression
 Tolerance and addiction (even after just one use)

MEDICINAL USE

-Local anesthetic
 HEROIN
DESCRIPTION
Opioid drug made from morphine, a natural substance taken from the seed
pod of the various opium poppy plants. Can be a white or brown powder, or a black
sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
EFFECTS:
Short-term:

 Dry mouth

 Warm flushing of the skin

 Heavy feeling in the arms and legs

 Nausea and vomiting

 Severe itching

 Clouded mental functioning

 Going "on the nod," a back-and-forth state of being conscious and

semiconscious
Long-term:

 Bad teeth
  Inflammation of the gums
 Constipation
 Cold sweats
 Itching
 Weakening of the immune system
 Coma
 Respiratory (breathing) illnesses
 Muscular weakness, partial paralysis
 Reduced sexual capacity and long-term impotence in men
 Menstrual disturbance in women
 Inability to achieve orgasm (women and men)
 Loss of memory and intellectual performance
 Introversion
 Depression
 Pustules on the face
 Loss of appetite
 Insomnia

MEDICINAL USE

-Treats chronic pain (narcotic analgesic)

 OPIUM
DESCRIPTION
A bitter brownish addictive narcotic drug that consists of the dried
latex obtained from immature seed capsules of the opium poppy.
EFFECTS
Short-term:
 Feelings of euphoria.
 Pain relief.
 Drowsiness.
 Sedation.

Long-term:
 Nausea and vomiting.
 Abdominal distention and bloating.
 Constipation.
 Liver damage (especially prevalent in abuse of drugs that combine opiates with
acetaminophen).
 Brain damage due to hypoxia, resulting from respiratory depression.
 Development of tolerance.
 Dependence.

MEDICINAL USES
- Relax smooth muscle tone
- treatment of diarrhea
-treatment of abdominal cramping
- sedative analgesic
- sedative analgesic
 METHADONE
DESCRIPTION
Is a synthetic opiate manufactured for use as a painkiller and as
substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction. It has similar effects to
heroin but doesn't deliver the same degree of buzz or high as heroin.
EFFECTS
Short-term:
 Feelings of euphoria.
 Sedation.
 Drowsiness.
 Relaxation.
Long-term
 Impaired judgment
 Heart problems

MEDICINAL USE:
 -Treat severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer)
- Treatment for an addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers

DESCRIPTION
A semisynthetic opioidsynthesized from thebaine, an
opioid alkaloid found in the Persian poppy, and one of the many alkaloids found
in the opium poppy.
EFFECTS
Short-term:
 Euphoria.
 Extreme relaxation.
 Reduced anxiety.
 Pain relief.
 Sedation.
Long-term:
 Can have detrimental psuchological and physiological impacts, including
dependency
 Kidney and liver failure.
 Reduction in the brain’s ability to adapt to new input
MEDICINAL USE
-Used for managing moderate to moderately severe acute or chronic pain.

REMIFENATIL
DESCRIPTION
Is a potent ultra short-acting synthetic opioid analgesic drug. It is given to
patients during surgery to relieve pain and as an adjunct to an
anaesthetic. Remifentanil is a specific mu-type-opioid receptor agonist.
SIDE EFFECTS

 Nausea,
 Vomiting,
 Constipation,
 Dry mouth,
 Shivering,
 Itching,
 Sweating,
 Headache,
 Muscle pain,
 Cough,
 Sore throat,
 Dizziness,
  Confusion,
 Agitation,
 Low blood pressure (hypotension),
 Slow heart rate,
 Slowed breathing,
 Muscle stiffness,
 Chills,
 Flushing, and
 Sensation of warmth.

MEDICINAL USE
- Treat or prevent pain after surgery (analgesic agent)
 ALFENTANIL
DESCRIPTION
A short-acting opioid anesthetic and analgesic derivative of FENTANYL. It
produces an early peak analgesic effect and fast recovery of consciousness.
EFFECT
Short-term:

 Slurred speech
 Drunk, dizzy or dazed appearance
 Inability to coordinate movement
 Hallucinations and delusions
 Hostility
 Apathy
 Impaired judgment
 Unconsciousness
 Severe headaches
 Rashes around the nose and mouth
  Prolonged sniffing of these chemicals can induce irregular and rapid
heartbeat and lead to heart failure and death within minutes.
 Death from suffocation can occur by replacing oxygen in the lungs with the
chemical, and then in the central nervous system, so that breathing ceases.

Long-term:

 Muscle weakness
 Disorientation
 Lack of coordination
 Irritability
 Depression
 Serious and sometimes irreversible damage to the heart, liver, kidneys,
lungs and brain
 Memory impairment, diminished intelligence
 Hearing loss
 Bone marrow damage
 Deaths from heart failure or asphyxiation (loss of oxygen)

MEDICINAL USE
- Anaesthesia in surgery.