subject: Impacts Of Narcotics In The Body [print this page] Opioids are narcotic medications that bind into receptors in the brain. This binding produces a substance known as endorphins that provides a sense of euphoria or a feeling of being "high." Our body has natural endorphins but they're not addictive since it is well regulated by the limbic system. Addictive opioids are the ones manufactured in the laboratory or manufactured by plants.
Impacts of Opioids
Relief of pain and sedation are the therapeutic effects of opioids. People feel a pleasant sensation after taking the medication because of the effect of endorphins. Others reported that they're more energized or motivated when they take opioid medicines. Few of them also experience vomiting and nausea. Individuals who experience euphoria while taking the drug are more susceptible to addiction from opioids.
Opioid Tolerance
Opioid tolerance happens when the normal dosage of the drug couldn't achieve the same euphoric effects. The longer the abuser use the drug the higher is the dosage required to experience a mental high. When this persists there'll be no much difference between the dose the abuser takes and the deadly dosage of opioids.
Physical Addiction
Physical dependence happens when the person couldn't live without the drug's effect anymore. Failure to take the medication for a number of hours or days would cause painful withdrawal symptoms. The body has been utilized to the effect of opioids and abruptly stopping the medication will cause cellular upset. To prevent these undesirable symptoms abusers tend to take opiates again despite of the desire to quit taking these medications.
Treatment
The first step to healing in people with addiction from opioids is acceptance and understanding on the part of the family and the addict. The family should discuss the problem to the addict and persuade them to seek treatment immediately. The abuser should be fully convinced about stopping the addiction and really serious on finishing the treatment plan. Withdrawal symptoms will aggravate if the interventions aren't completed.
Support Groups
Abusers often think they cannot live without the medication and that their brain still craves for it. Support groups such as SMART Recovery and Narcotics Anonymous are helpful in encouraging the abuser to change his mindset regarding his addiction problem. They prepare the patients to live normal lives in the community through helpful counselling and lectures.
Narcotic addiction isn't hard to break. Let go of it fully and decide to live a drug-free life.
