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how to take care of opium detox?

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What's the cause?: Opiate detox is indicated for several problems including opiate abuse and addiction and opiate dependence for chronic pain for example.  Depending of the type of issue you could choose the assistance of an addiction specialist, psychiatrist  or pain management specialist.
Many very effective therapeutic options are available for detoxification but the underlying problem will guide the decision.

Question 2

what is the scientific name of opium?

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Papaver somniferum: The opium poppy plant is part of the papaveraceae family. The scientific name of the opium poppy is papaver somniferum.

Question 3

where does the opium to make morphine come from now?

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Not directly: These medications are typically manufactured from synthetic products.

Question 4

what amount opium is a proper dose?

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How about "none": Does "none" work for you?  Opium is an unpurified resin which contains variable amounts of morphine, codeine, Papaverine and other compounds of unknown purity and safety.  However, it is highly addictive, and can cause all the grief and misery of any other opioid, but with such unknown strength and potency can be even more dangerous, especially to inexperienced users.

Question 5

what will happen if you smoke opium?

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Wouldn't advise it: any more than I would advise taking an opioid by any other means for no good medical reason.  All opioids can cause a euphoric sensation - the "rush" - but at the cost of a horrendous physical dependency that, in many, quickly turns into addiction.  The number of people in the US with this addiction has already increased ten-fold because of prescription opiates - don't add yourself to statistics.

Question 6

how does opium affect your overall health?

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Prescribed vs abuse: It depends. If it is as a prescribed control substance for the treatment of pain, such as morphine, your docotr will take care to deal with side effects, ie sedation or constipation. If the person is addicted to, say heroin or synthetic opiods like oxycontin, then the problems of tolerance and drug dependence then the person might need detox and sometimes maintenance with ie naltrexone or other.

Question 7

can you tell me how i can know if there's opium in it?

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Opium in what???: Opium itself is a tarry material which is essentially the sap of the opium poppy.  Opium contains several chemicals, including morphine, Codeine and papaverine, from which opiate medications are made. Opium itself is usually smoked.  If you get arrested for possession, the police will very happily submit it for testing to see if it contains opium, but you would have to hope that it doesn't.

Question 8

how can opium is good for arthritis?

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Helps pain: The opiate class of medications can reduce pain in some types of arthritis. Best you be evaluated by a rheumatologist who can prescribe the best medication management therapy for you depending upon what type of arthritis you have.

Question 9

how does diprivan differ from opium for treating pain?

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Different medication: Opium is related chemically to narcotic pain medications such as morphine, demerol, (meperidine hydrochloride) dilaudid, vicodin, and oxycontin.  Diprivan is the brand name for propofol, which is a medication used to induce sleep, and is commonly used for sedation and general anesthesia. Both types of medications can lower blood pressure and slow or stop breathing. Diprivan is only for professional anesthesia use.

Question 10

why is opium used by doctors for patients who are in pain?

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Poppy: it comes from the plant from which natural drugs like morphine is derived

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