Distorted Anesthetics of Medical Practice

Abstract

Effortlessly, physicians rather than other professions
are about to close in upon psychotic drugs, and anesthesia
personnel become at the forefront of drug dependence.
Interestingly, drugs for anesthesia (inhalants and
non-inhalants) and analgesia are the most distorted
anesthetics.
Commonly, misused Inhalants are ether, sevoflurane,
chloroform and nitrous oxide. Any factors-related to high
alveolar gas concentration results in rapid onset of action
and unconsciousness. Consequently, drugs have the
effects of ecstasy, delirium, drowsiness, amnesia and
respiratory depression. With high dose, it can cause
cardiac arrest; while abrupt halt produces drug withdrawal
symptom.
Propofol, a non-inhalant, has fast induction and
recovery time. It results in a decreased level of
consciousness, euphoria, systemic vasodilatation,
depressed myocardium and the stopping of breathing.
Alternatively, ketamine induces hallucination, trance-like
state, muscle tremors, elevated blood pressure and
increased intracranial pressure. In addition, benzodiazepines
possess anxiolytic, sedative and amnesic actions. When
combined with morphine, it enhances severe respiratory
depression.
Morphine is an effective pain medication. It causes
elation, delusion, lethargy, chest wall muscle rigidity,
dysuria, nausea, vomiting, reducing gut motility and
causing constipation. However, a long-term use with high dose administration of morphine not quite alleviate pain
dramatically but addiction, tolerance and complications
such as depression, anxiety, insomnia and death by
respiratory depression.