Yesterday evening the sad news: the world star Prince reached us is dead. In the course of the night, the notes that the popular singer died at the age of 57 of a drug Overdose compressed. But why and how a substance that kills? FOCUS Online explains.
- Prince is said to have died by drug abuse.
- This happens in the body when someone is caught in a drug Overdose.
- Opioids, for example, can lead to respiratory arrest.
The shock is still deep: Prince died at only 57 years of age. So far, the cause of death is unknown. However, the news portal “TMZ” wants to know that the singer is only six days before his death due to a drug Overdose.
24 hours, the singer should have been in the hospital before he was released. To this very day, it will not be him, but really good.
Officially, the Prince was treated for flu in the clinic. The Portal writes that the abuse of Opiats such as Opium and morphine had been the real reason. Currently, the speculations are not confirmed officially.
The opium poppy contains morphine and codeine
Many people ask themselves the question, such as a drug Overdose kills a person. FOCUS Online explains what exactly happens in the body.
Depending on which drugs a person consumed, an Overdose of different consequences. Include opiate substances from the milky juice of the opium Poppy. This includes especially the active ingredients are morphine and codeine. Opium is produced from the milk juice of the unripe opium poppy capsule.
This happens after an Overdose of Opium
The drug initially appears to be especially relaxing.
More physical effects:
- Sweating
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Muscle relaxation
- Balance disorders and dizziness
- Headache
- Constriction of the pupils
- Spasms of the biliary tract
- Drop in blood pressure to shock
- Slowing of the heart rate to standstill
Opium acts on the opiate receptors in the brain. Analgesic, euphoric and mind-altering effect. Those who take in very high doses, his organism is so strong that he falls asleep permanently.
An Overdose paralyzes the breathing is so strong that it can lead to coma and death. Also life-threatening the heart cycle can be at a standstill.
This happens after an Overdose of morphine
Morphine is obtained from Opium. Doctors use it as a powerful painkiller.
Morphine system acts directly on the Central nervous. There, it blocked the so-called opiate receptors, which dampens the sensation of pain. For the treatment of patients that is quite desirable. Here, a dose of 0.01 to 0.02 grams is enough.
In the body of those who are in need of morphine as a drug of abuse, to side effects such as:
- Lowering blood pressure
- Constipation
- Disorders of consciousness (hallucinations)
- Decreased Respiratory Activity
- Suppression of the cough stimulus
Depending on which way someone takes morphine, are different limits oral, between 0.3 and 1.5 grams of life threatening: and injected about 0.1 grams. Who is not drug-dependent, for which the lethal dose is lower in General.
In addition to Opium and morphine, there are the so-called opioids. The artificially produced substances are Opium-like and act as morphine similar.
Include opioids
- Heroin is made from morphine
- Tilidine is used in medicine as a painkiller
- Fentanyl, which is also used against strong and very strong pain
- Methadone, the heroin addicts as a substitute in the treatment get
Lethal dose interactions
Related to morphine also codeine (codeine), for example. Cough medicine containing the substance, in order to satisfy the urge to cough.
This could also be the Problem in the case of the singer Prince. If the Star actually had a flu, and drugs with various non-prescription drugs, combined, could have a deadly Cocktail.
