Definitions:


Drug Abuse
Drug Addiction
Drug Dependence
Drug Habit
Drug Tolerance
Drug Syndicate

2. Signs of Drug Abuse

3. Signs of Abuse of
   Specific Drugs

4. Hazards and
   Effects

6. Types:
   
   Depressants/Sedatives
   
   Narcotics
   Opium
   heroin
   Morphine
   Barbiturates
   Tranquillizers
   

   Stimulants
   
   Amphetamines
   Cocaine
   

   Hallucinogens
   
   Mescalene
   Marijuana
   LSD
   

7. Ecstacy

8. Other substances of
   Abuse

9. Teenagers and Drugs

10. Street Drugs

11. Drugs in the Elderly

12. Drugs in Sports

13. Abuse and Misuse of
    legal Drugs

14. Dependence on
    Analgesics

15. How to Recognize drug abuse
    and addiction

MORPHINE

What Is Morphine?

Morphine is a drug isolated and developed out of opium by the German pharmacist Serturner in 1805. He named it "morphine" after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams.

Morphine has long been the standard or measure in thc relief of severe pain. Since the late 1930's, however, synthetic: (demerole, methadone, oxycodone) have become working medical substitutes to morphine.

The drug of choice for relief of pain, it takes only uccond place to heroin as a drug of abuse. It is widely used by addicts, particularly when heroin is difficult to obtam. Euphoria (sense of wellbeing) can be produced with small doses, but a warning: tolerance builds rapidly.