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Hace 6 días · opium, narcotic drug that is obtained from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy ( Papaver somniferum ), a plant of the family Papaveraceae. ( See poppy .) Opium is obtained by slightly incising the seed capsules of the poppy after the plant’s flower petals have fallen.
- Endorphins
Endorphin, any of a group of opiate proteins with...
- Laudanum
laudanum, originally, the name given by Paracelsus to a...
- Meperidine
Meperidine, synthetic drug used in the treatment of moderate...
- Methamphetamines
Methamphetamine, potent and addictive synthetic stimulant...
- Codeine
codeine, naturally occurring alkaloid of opium, the dried...
- Latex
Latex, colloidal suspension, either the milky white liquid...
- Endorphins
16 de abr. de 2024 · Opium Wars, two mid-19th-century armed conflicts between China and Western countries. The first Opium War (1839–42) was fought between China and Britain; the second Opium War (1856–60), also known as the Arrow War or the Anglo-French War in China, was fought by Britain and France against China.
- What were the Opium Wars?The Opium Wars were two conflicts fought in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing dynasty, which ru...
- What caused the Opium Wars?The first Opium War was the result of China’s attempt to suppress the illegal opium trade, which had led to widespread addiction in China and was c...
- Who were the main combatants in the Opium Wars?The first Opium War was fought between China and Great Britain. The second Opium War, also known as the Arrow War or the Anglo-French War in China,...
- Who won the Opium Wars?Not China. Great Britain won the first Opium War. The opium trade continued, and China had to compensate Great Britain for its losses, give Hong Ko...
- What were the long-term consequences of the Opium Wars?The Opium Wars marked the start of the era of unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers (primarily Great Britain, France, Germa...
18 de abr. de 2024 · Opioids are a class of drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant. Opioids work in the brain to produce a variety of effects, including pain relief. As a class of substances, they act on opioid receptors to produce morphine -like effects. [2] [3]
- Pain relief
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Hace 1 día · First Opium War. The First Opium War ( Chinese: 第一次鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Dìyīcì yāpiàn zhànzhēng ), also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chinese enforcement of their ban on the ...
- 4 September 1839 – 29 August 1842, (2 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
- British victory
- China and South China Sea
- Hong Kong Island ceded to Britain
Hace 5 días · Morphine, formerly also called morphia, is a strong opiate that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin produced by drying the latex of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). It is mainly used as an analgesic (pain medication).
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- Statex, MS Contin, MST Continus, Oramorph, Sevredol, and others
- 5 minutes (IV), 15 minutes (IM), 20 minutes (PO)
- Liver 90%
18 de abr. de 2024 · Opioid, class of drugs derived from substances that occur naturally in the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) and that are widely used for pain relief and sedation. Opioid drugs include prescription pain relievers, such as fentanyl, oxycodone, and hydrocodone, and illegal substances, such as heroin.
19 de abr. de 2024 · In over 20 years, almost 600,000 people have died from opioid overdose in the United States and Canada. This figure may reach 1.2 million people by 2029. Between 2020 and 2021, opioids were ...
