narcotic analgesics Flashcards
What is an analgesic?
A medication that relieves pain
How is an analgesic different that an anesthetic?
It lowers one’s perceptions of pain rather that stopping nerve transmission
Non-narcotic analgesics such as aspirin or tylenol relieve pain but do not…
produce narcosis which means numbness or sedation
What is a narcotic ?
Derived from opium OR produced synthetically to relieve pain and also induce euphoria, alter mood and produce sedation.
The 2 sub categories of narcotic analgesics are:
Opiates and synthetics
Opiates are derived from what?
opium
the opium poppy is called palaver somniferum, what does that mean?
carrier of sleep
What is an Alkaloid?
A chemical that is found in, and can be physically extracted from some substance. Think “main ingredient”
All narcotic analgesics have these 3 common characteristics:
- They relieve pain
- Produce withdrawn signs and symptoms
- Suppress the withdraw signs and symptoms of chronic narcotic analgesic administration
(meaning various narcotic analgesics can substitute each other to relieve withdraw symptoms).
___________________ is typically the standard for comparison with other narcotic analgesics.
Morphine
What is the hip term all of the cool kids are referring to as an injection site?
mark
Drugs and medications are usually injected into the body in these 3 ways:
- Intramuscular
- Intravenous
- subcutaneous
Tell me more about intramuscular injections
Legal injections are usually this method
defined as administering by entering a muscle
Whats the deal with intravenous injections?
For drawing of blood for medical procedures
injection made into a blood vessel, veins are usually used
arteries are deep, thus not lending themselves to injection
What are subcutaneous injections?
means just under the skin
slang term is “skin popping”
What are the parts to a hypodermic syringe?
- hollow needle
- barrel (tube)
- plunger
The greater the number of the gauge…
The smaller diameter of the needle
Most illegal drug users prefer a smaller or larger gauge?
larger
A user’s equipment is commonly referred to as:
“hype kit or “works”