Opiáty jako léčiva a zneužívané drogy

• Main Author: Ondra, Radim
• Other Authors: Čapek Adamec, Martin
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: Czech
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-277499

This graduation thesis deals with the theme of opiates. It describes them as a very important medicaments, helping to lower a feel of pain, but as often abused drugs as well. There is presented a review of compounds in this thesis, which bind on the specific protein structures located in the nervous system named opioid receptors. Some sythethic methods of important opioids and their properties are mentioned. Description of neurochemical and neurophysiological changes after drug entering a human body is emphasized. There is a brief mention about opiates usage through history in the beggining of this thesis, because of putting this theme into a larger sense.