Desomorphine - Question and Answers

How does the drug effect the nervous system?

• The drug affects the nervous system as it provides euphoric effects and blinds the receptors present in different parts of the user's body. The drug is proved to be more dangerous than morphine.

Is it a stimulant or a depressant?

• Stimulant
• Replacement for heroin, cheaper.

How does the drug affect the human body?

• Short term

• Phlebitis
• gangrene

• Long term

• Limb Amputation
• Open wounds

Which neurotransmitters affected by the drug?

• The opiate receptors which are in the brain and spinal cord.  These receptors control pain, award and addictiveness.  

How are the neurotransmitters affected by the drug?

• The neurotransmitters are affected by the drug as they bind into to the opiate receptors preventing the brain to send pain signals from reaching the brain. Brain stops to produce endorphins. The reasoning for the deterioration for the veins and tissues is because of the gasoline and toxins.

If the drug is addictive, then why is it addictive?

• The drug is addictive because, the brain confuses it for an endorphin which is why it stops producing it which creates a tolerance and addictiveness as it numbs and affects the opiate receptors

What are the symptoms of withdrawal from the drug?

• Due to the short “high”, many users find themselves in a rapid repetition of drug synthesis to avoid withdrawal symptoms that are typical of heroin. In fact, when the toxic chemicals are removed, quite often what is left is desomorphine, a compound very similar to heroin.
• Speech and motor skills impairment

• Memory loss and impaired concentration
• Addiction and withdrawal
• Visual effects (flesh rotting)