John Key Has Been Injecting the Drug Sopor to Get

question 14

Essay

John Key has been injecting the drug Sopor to get “high” four to six times daily for a month. In addition to the euphoria experienced, the drug induces low blood pressure, low heart rate, pupillary constriction, and constipation. If John were to immediately stop taking Sopor, what might the abstinence syndrome look like and what would be its likely time course (described in terms of duration and intensity)?

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