• Question: How can the effects of a drug like Heroin be reversed? If they can be at all?

    Asked by emjelled to Darren, Deuan, Duncan, Lori-An, Michelle on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Lori-An Etherington answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Heroin is a type of drug called an opiod (same class of drug as morphine) and produces its effects mainly by binding to u-opiod receptors found in the brain. The action of heroin and other opiod drugs can be reversed by giving the drug Naloxone which blocks the heroin from binding to the u-opiod receptors, thereby stopping its effects.

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      Darren Nesbeth answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Maybe one day. I know something like that has been developed for alcoholics, so they feel ill whenever they drink alcohol. I believe it was tried on George Best.

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