OTHER OPIATES AND NARCOTIC ANALGESICS-GLUE SNIFFING, SOLVENTS, ETC.

As well as heroin, there are other opiates, such as morphine, Diconal (dipipanone), Temgesic (buprenorphine) and methadone (of which more later). There are also narcotic analgesics, such as codeine and DF 118 (dihydrocodeine tartrate). These all have legitimate medical uses, but are also used by addicts if they cannot get more favoured drugs.

They may be swallowed, or crushed and injected. The dangers are similar to those of heroin. Diconal, when it is injected, is particularly dangerous.

All kinds of household substances (for obvious reasons we shall not be explicit) are sniffed. They give the user a feeling rather like drunkenness. They can be sedating or disinhibiting, or can produce distortions of reality.

Sniffing is not highly addictive, but some kids nevertheless become dependent on it. Others experiment for only a short time. Glue sniffing may be the prelude to trying other drugs.

Health risks

  • Suffocation. Using large plastic bags or sniffing in confined spaces can mean breathing is obstructed. Users can also choke on their own vomit. Some gases squirted directly into the mouth produce suffocation.
  • Heart attacks can be caused by inhaling some solvents.
  • Brain damage, fits, liver and kidney damage - these can all result from prolonged or intense sniffing.
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    A wide variety of drugs is sold over the counter without a doctor's prescription. Used as directed, these are safe and effective. But addicts sometimes use these drugs in excessive quantities. Should the tablets contain a small amount of opiate drugs among other ingredients, they give, if not pleasure, then the relief from painful reality which the addict is seeking.

    Cough mixtures, diarrhoea mixtures, and painkillers can all be used in this way by addicts. Codeine linctus, and kaolin and morphine mixture are some of those commonly used. They are not often the first choice of addicts, but are used when the favourite drug cannot be obtained.

    Health risks

    Overdose. Over-the-counter medicines and pills contain only a small amount of opiates, and therefore the addict needs to take large quantities to get the desired effect. However, there is often a mixture of drugs in patent medicines, which means that the other ingredients, like paracetamol, may-be dangerous in overdose.

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