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 Opiates/Opioids Summary
2,274 words, approx. 8 pages The opiates are central nervous system depressants that are found in OPIUM or are derived from a substance found in opium, which is the juice of the opium poppy (Papaver Somniferum). The opioids include the opiates, along with totally synthetic agents,... summary from source:
 Opiate and Opioid Drug Abuse Summary
1,995 words, approx. 7 pagesOpiates are substances created from opium that act to depress or slow the action of the central nervous system. Opium is the dried juice of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), a plant grown since ancient times. The term "opiates" is... summary from source:
 Opioid dependency Information
1,573 words, approx. 5 pages
 Opioid dependency is a medical diagnosis characterized by an individual's inability to stop using opioids even when objectively in his or her best interest to do so. In 1964 the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence introduced "dependence" as “A... 
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 Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine Naltrexone.(treating opioid dependence)
01/01/2007: 443 words, approx. 2 pages Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist used to help people maintain abstinence from opioids (e.g., heroin) and from alcohol after they have already withdrawn from the addictive substance. Alcohol promotes the release of the body's innate opioids. Naltrexone prevents exogenous and innate opioids from... summary from source:
Formulary Managing Opioid Dependence Effectively
05/01/2007: 3,288 words, approx. 11 pages Moderator Diane Giaquinta, PharmD Health Care Consultant Manhattan Beach, California Participants Jennifer Bolen, JD Founder The Legal Side of Pain Knoxville, Tennessee Thomas Kosten, MD Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Baylor College of...
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