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Joshua Holdaway

Ibarra

Health

10/10/18

Heroine and other Opioids

How heroin works in the brain, Heroine targets the opiate receptor in the brain which releases

unnatural amounts of dopamine which puts you in a state of euphoria.

The immediate effects Vs the withdrawal effects, Many say that the withdrawal effects is like a

bad case of the flu. The immediate effects are feelings of euphoria having a warm feeling.

The long term effects and rehab programs, Some long term effects are imbalances in neuronal

and hormonal systems that are not easily reversed. The methadone treatment is a treatment that

they give you a supplement pill that lessens and gets rid of opioid withdrawal.

The life saving action of Naloxone, A nasal spray that reverses the effects of opioids and can

save people's lives from an overdose.

The global impact of the opioid crisis, Gave people an insight on how how addictive these drugs

can be and dangerous

How neurons communicate in relationship to heroin and opioids, Heroine targets the opiate

receptor in the brain sending abnormal amount of dopamine between neurons that communicate

with each other.