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The term narcotic (ναρκωτικός) is believed to have been coined by the Greek physician Galen to refer to agents that benumb or deaden, causing loss of feeling or paralysis. It is based on the Gree...
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The Effects of Narcotics ... Narcotics are highly addictive drugs that are used medically to kill pain. They are often prescribed by doctors to relieve moderate and severe pain (except heroin, which is illegal in the United States). ... Short- and Long-Term Effects of Narcotics:
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Side-effects of analgesic narcotics in cancer patients. ... Central Nervous System Side-Effects ... Bowel routine must always be prescribed at the time of prescribing narcotic analgesics. Watch for causes of constipation unrelated to use of narcotics; diarrhea and/or fecal incontinence may indicate impaction (do rectal exam).
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Narcotics are drugs from the opiate family, drugs that are derived naturally from the seedpods of the opium poppy (papaver somniferum), or are produced synthetically and have opiate like effects. Narcotics reduce pain and create a state of well-being.
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Respiratory depression being the most important there and various effects like insomnia, dizziness, nausea, constipation, vomiting lethargy, apathy, construction of the pupils, dilation of blood vessels just underneath skin causing reddening of neck ... Articles > Substance Abuse > Narcotics > effects of narcotics use...
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Narcotic isa drug that can make a person sleepy or unconscious. ... Some people use narcotics to obtain other effects, since small doses tend to make the user forget his or her troubles and experience pleasant sensations, but dependence on narcotics can be fatal.
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The word narcotic comes from the Greek word ... Narcotics induce three main effects: they are analgesic, they reduce sensitivity to pain; they induce euphoria when taken in higher dosages and they have a sedative effect. People become addicted to these substances because of the general sense of wellbeing that they induce.
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