Human Health And Diseases Flashcards
Opioids
Bind to the receptors present in our CNS and gastrointestinal tract.
Heroin
Semi synthetic opiate Smack Brown sugar White Odourless Bitter
Formation of heroin
Acetylation of morphine
Plant name
Papaver somniferum
How is heroin taken in the body?
Snorted, injected
What type of drug is heroin?
Depressing and slows down body functions
Effective pain killer and sedative
Morphine
Who is morphine given to?
To the patients who had undergone surgery
More potent opioid
Heroin
Synthetic opiates
Pethidine used as local anaesthesia
Methadone used to de-addict heroin and morphine
Cannabinoids
Interact with canabinoid receptors present on the brain
Cannabinoids obtained from
Cannabis sativa
Inflorescence
Leaves
Resin
Examples of cannabinoids
Marijuana
Hashish
Ganja
Charas
Way of taking the C drug?
Oral ingestion, inhalation
Which part of the body is affected due to C
Cardiovascular system