Flash (drug use)
As Flash (Engl. Flash , flash ) or kick is defined as the sudden onset of drug effect. The consumer temporarily feels a strong euphoria and an intense sense of wellbeing. A flash can occur, for example, when using heroin , crystal meth or crack . The artificially induced or accidentally occurring intense intoxication, which usually only lasts for a short time, can be followed by a longer, muffled intoxication. However, with most drugs with persistent dependence, the duration of the flash will decrease and sometimes disappear altogether.
In addition to substance properties such as lipophilicity or low protein binding , the form of preparation and the consumption technique in particular are responsible for the onset of action in the sense of a flash . The decisive factor for the subjectively perceptible course of action in terms of the desired flash are less pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic substance differences of the opioids, but rather their rapid accumulation (“flooding”) in the central nervous system within a very short invasion time.
A flash is not to be confused with a flashback .
Individual evidence
- ^ Dagmar Reiche: Roche Lexikon Medizin , p. 624, Elsevier, Munich, 2003, ISBN 3437151509
- ^ Bernhard van Treeck: The drug and addiction lexicon , p. 131, Bechtermünz, ISBN 3-8289-1937-5
- ↑ Heroin ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , vdpp.de, accessed on September 27, 2008
